Manoranjan Kar v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 11 Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 arbitrator appointment petitions; clause 25.3(a) and (f) General Conditions of Contract invoked; petitioner Manoranjan Kar; opposite parties Odisha State Disaster Management Authority, Bhubaneswar and Others (ARBP 32 & 15) and State of Odisha and Others (ARBP 14); consent-based appointment of sole arbitrator Justice Pramath Patnaik (Former Judge); arbitration under aegis of High Court of Orissa Arbitration Centre; petitions disposed of by Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh on 18.09.2024.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Mr. Justice Pramath Patnaik, Former Judge of the High Court of Orissa, as sole Arbitrator for each petition, with arbitration to take place under the aegis of the High Court of Orissa, Arbitration Centre. ¶¶36