The court allowed an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, for the appointment of an arbitrator. The court appointed Shri P.S. Goverdhan, Senior Advocate, as arbitrator after obtaining his written disclosure.
Appointment of Shri P.S. Goverdhan, Senior Advocate, as Arbitrator.
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Neutral Citation No. ( 2024:HHC:4531 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
Arb. Case No. 747 of 2023 Date of decision: 05.07.2024
______________________________________________________ Manish Verma …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & another …Respondents ____________________________________________________ Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Chief Justice Whether approved for reporting?1 ______________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Mr. Suneet Goel, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Arsh Rattan, Deputy Advocate General.
M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Chief Justice (Oral)
This Application has been filed by the applicant under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of an Arbitrator to resolve the dispute between the parties arising out of an award dt. 25.11.2019 (Annexure P-2) and Agreement No. 78/2019-20 (Annexure P-3) . 2. The said Agreement contains an Arbitration Clause in Clause no. 25 and the applicant had admittedly issued a
1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
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notice on 24.06.2023 to the Chief Engineer (SZ) I&PH Department, Shimla, invoking the said Arbitration Clause, to which there is no reply from the respondents.
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learned Arbitrator so appointed shall be entitled to fee as per stipulation contained in 4th Schedule appended to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
(M.S. Ramachandra Rao) Chief Justice
July 05,2024
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether an arbitrator should be appointed to resolve the dispute under the arbitration clause?
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Manish Verma
State of H.P.
another
M.S. Ramachandra Rao
As recorded by the court registry
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