M/S Arihant Infra Realtors Private Limited v. Municipal Corporation Faridabad

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 01.03.2024 1) Arbitration Case No. 101 of 2020 (O&M) M/s Arihant Infra Realtors Pvt. Ltd.

...Applicant(s)

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Municipal Corporation, Faridabad

...Respondent(s)

2) Arbitration Case No. 102 of 2020 (O&M) M/s Meenal Housing Private Ltd.

...Applicant(s)

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Municipal Corporation, Faridabad

...Respondent(s)

3) Arbitration Case No. 105 of 2020 (O&M) M/s Icon Realcon Pvt. Ltd.

...Applicant(s)

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Municipal Corporation, Faridabad

...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S.SANDHAWALIA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Present :

Mr. A.S.Talwar, Advocate, for the petitioners in Arb. Case Nos. 102 and 105!2020.

Mr. Prateek Sodhi, Advocate and Mr. Manoj Singla, Advocate, for the petitioners in Arb. Case No. 101!2020.

Mr. Samarth Sagar, Advocate with Mr. Sankalp Sagar, Advocate, for the respondent! Municipal Corporation, Faridabad.

* * * * G.S.SANDHAWALIA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (ORAL) All these petitions under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 have been filed by the petitioner-company seeking appointment of an arbitrator for adjudication of the disputes and differences between the parties as the dispute is inter-se connected.

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On 16.02.2024, this Court proposed to appoint Justice Jai Shree Thakur, former Judge of this Court, as an Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes and differences between the parties in all the three petitions since the dispute is inter-se connected. The declaration of the proposed Arbitrator was sought which has been received and learned counsel for the parties have no objection to her appointment as an Arbitrator. 3.

In view of the aforesaid position, Justice Jai Shree Thakur, former Judge of this Court, is appointed as Arbitrator in all the three petitions to adjudicate upon the disputes and differences between the parties 4.

All the petitions are accordingly, disposed of. FAO Nos. 12-2021, 14-2021 and 15-2021 (O&M) On 16.02.2024, a detailed order was passed by this Court in Arbitration Case Nos. 101-2020 and other connected matters. Para No. 16 of the said interim order reads as under:-



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In view of the orders passed today in Arbitration Case Nos. 1012020 and connected matters, all the aforesaid FAOs Nos.



 

filed by the Municipal Corporation, Faridabad against the order dated 09.10.2020 passed by Additional District Judge, Faridabad have been rendered infructuous and are disposed of accordingly.



A copy of this order be placed in the connected files as well as in FAOs No. 12-2021, 14-2021 and 15-2021.

(G.S.SANDHAWALIA) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE 01.03.2024 ravinder Whether speaking/reasoned √Yes/No Whether reportable √Yes/No