and other circumstances, severe losses were caused to the Petitioner. The Petitioner, with the intention of ensuring smooth operation of services, requested the Respondent to make certain concessions such as reduction of the license fee etc. However, the Respondent was not amenable to the same. Therefore, the Petitioner sent a notice dated 07.04.2021 to the Respondent, under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter called as “the Act”) to refer the matter to Arbitration, pursuant to which, the Respondent convened a meeting vide notice dated 09.04.2021. Yet, the dispute remained unresolved and therefore, the Petitioner sent a 2nd Notice on 01.08.2022 to refer the matter to Arbitration and again, the Respondent convened a meeting vide notice dated 16.11.2022, wherein also the dispute remained unresolved. Hence, the Petitioner requested the Respondent to refer the matter to the Dispute Referral Committee for redressal vide notice dated 03.07.2023, for which the Respondent sent a reply dated 22.08.2023, requesting the Petitioner to apply for mediation. Pursuant to the said reply, the petitioner applied for mediation on 22.08.2023, but, to his surprise, he received a communication dated 15.09.2023 from the Respondent stating that the respondent is not agreeable for mediation and therefore, the
