The High Court of Punjab and Haryana, via oral orders, upheld the existence of an arbitration clause and appointed a retired judge as sole arbitrator to settle disputes between the parties.
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I N THE HI GH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDI GARH
Ar bi t r at i on Case No. 296 of 2018 ( O&M) DATE OF DECI SI ON: 10. 05. 2019
Subash Chander Gar g Govt . Cont r act or s & Bui l der s
…. . Appl i cant
ver sus
St at e of Punj ab and ot her s
. . . . . Respondent s
CORAM: - HON' BLE MR. JUSTI CE KRI SHNA MURARI , CHI EF JUSTI CE
Pr esent : Shr i P. S. Rana, Advocat e f or t he appl i cant Shr i Avi ni t Avast hi , AAG, Punj ab
KRI SHNA MURARI , CHI EF JUSTI CE ( Or al ) :
Lear ned counsel f or t he par t i es ar e not at i ssue t hat t her e exi st s an ar bi t r at i on cl ause i n t he agr eement ent er ed i nt o bet ween t he par t i es and an i ndependent Ar bi t r at or i s t o be appoi nt ed t o set t l e t he di sput es bet ween t hem.
Accor di ngl y, I her eby appoi nt Shr i Avt ar Si ngh Nar ul a, a r et i r ed Addi t i onal Di st r i ct & Sessi ons Judge, Punj ab ( Addr ess: House No. 512, Phase- I I , Mohal i ) as t he sol e Ar bi t r at or . The f ee payabl e t o t he ar bi t r at or shal l be as may be set t l ed by t he par t i es wi t h hi m.
( KRI SHNA MURARI ) CHI EF JUSTI CE
NOTE: Whet her speaki ng/ non- speaki ng: Speaki ng Whet her r epor t abl e: YES/ NO
PARKASH CHAND 2019.05.14 16:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
Subash Chander Garg Government Contractors & Builders
State of Punjab
Krishna Murari
As recorded by the court registry
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