(I) Any dispute arising out of the contract granted to the advertiser, for display of advertisement in the said area of North DMC area shall be referred to the sole arbitration of the Commissioner, North DMC or any other officer nominated by him in this behalf either by himself or on party’s request. There shall be no bar to the reference of dispute to the arbitrator or such officer as nominated by the Commissioner even if the said officer might have dealt with the matter earlier and expressed his opinion thereon. In case the arbitrator to whom the matter is originally referred is transferred or vacates him office or is unable to act for any reason, the Commissioner North DMC shall be competent to appoint another person to act as an arbitrator, who shall be entitled to proceed with the reference from the stage at which it was left by the predecessor. No person other than the one nominated by the Commissioner North DMC shall act as arbitrator. The decision of the Commissioner or the arbitrator nominated by him, shall be final and binding on the party (ies). The limitation period for filing claims for arbitration is 90 days from the expiry of the contract period and in case no claim is filed within this period. It shall be presumed that there is no claim/dispute.
