West Bengal Khadi And Village Industries Board v. Semaphore Computers Pvt Ltd.

OD - 23 ORDER SHEET AP 141 OF 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Original Civil Jurisdiction WEST BENGAL KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD

Versus

SEMAPHORE COMPUTERS PVT. LTD.

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE DEBANGSU BASAK Date : 24TH March, 2021.

Appearance :

Mr. Achintya Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. T. Dey, Adv.

Mr. T. K. Chaterjee, Adv.

Ms. S. Chaterjee, Adv.

Mr. S. Chaterjee, Adv.

Mr. I. Banerjee, Adv.

...For the Petitioner Mr. A. Mitra, Adv.

Mr. S. S. Das ...For the Respondent The Court :- In this application under Section 11[6] of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the petitioner seeks appointment of an arbitrator. The respondent is represented.

The existence of the arbitration agreement is not disputed. The claim of the petitioner cannot be said to be barred by limitation at this stage. In such circumstances, Mr. Raja Basu Chowdhury, Advocate, Bar Library Club is appointed as an arbitrator in terms of the arbitration agreement between the parties.

The parties agree that the consolidated remuneration of the arbitrator will be Rs.2.50 lakhs to be paid by the parties in equal shares. The parties will bear the costs and expenses of the arbitration in equal shares. The parties are at liberty to inform the arbitrator of this order. AP No. 141 of 2021 is disposed of accordingly. (DEBANGSU BASAK, J.) S.De