Dolly Chakravorty v. Shyamal Ray

OD-11 ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE (Via Video Conference) AP/348/2020 DOLLY CHAKRAVORTY

Versus

SHYAMAL RAY

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE ARIJIT BANERJEE Date : 15th February, 2021.

Appearance :

Mr. Shabana Hasin, Adv.

...for the petitioner Mr. Sutanu Karmakar, Adv.

...for the respondent The Court : The petitioner and the respondent entered into a development agreement dated March 13, 2015. The agreement is duly stamped and registered. Disputes have arisen between the parties in relation to the subject agreement. The agreement contains an arbitration clause. The existence of the arbitration clause is not in dispute. The parties also agree that disputes have arisen between the parties which are covered by the arbitration clause.

Accordingly, I appoint Ms. Lapita Banerjee (9830041695), Barrister, Bar Library Club, High Court at Calcutta, as the sole arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes that have arisen between the parties in relation to the subject development agreement. The arbitrator will be at liberty to fix her fees. She will

be entitled to engage secretarial staff for conducting the arbitral proceedings. She will also fix the remuneration of the secretarial staff. The arbitrator's fees and the remuneration of the secretarial staff will be borne by the parties in equal shares.

A.P. No. 348 of 2020 is disposed of.

Since no affidavit has been called for, the allegations contained in the petition shall be deemed not to be admitted by the respondent. (ARIJIT BANERJEE, J.) S.Bag