PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT, CHANDIGARH. *** Arbitration Case No. 107 of 2008. Date of decision: February 04, 2010. *** Smt.Chimany Devi and others Vs. Punjab State Warehousing Corporation and another. *** CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mukul Mudgal, Chief Justice. *** Present: Shri H.S.Saggu, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Deepali Puri, Advocate, for the respondents. *** Mukul Mudgal, CJ (Oral) This is a petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Reconciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment of an arbitrator by the petitioner. Upon notice of motion, learned counsel for the respondents put in appearance and controverted the averments made in the petition. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. A perusal of the agreement shows that there is an arbitration clause which reads as under:- ''In the vent of any dispute arising between the parties, the same will be referred to the Arbitrator, who will be the Managing Director of the Corporation or any person appointed by the MD and his decision will be final and binding upon the parties''. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the -2- the arbitration clause was invoked vide letter dated 18.03.2008 seeking appointment of an Arbitrator. The stand taken by the respondent is that no amount is due to the petitioner. In my view whether any amount is due or not is to be decided by the Arbitrator. The learned counsel for the parties are in agreement that the Managing Director of the Corporation who is named arbitrator in the agreement be appointed as an Arbitrator. In view of the statement of learned counsel for the parties the M.D. of the Corporation is appointed as Arbitrator. The statement of claim shall be sent to the counsel for the respondents within four weeks from today. Reply thereto shall be sent by the respondents to the counsel for the petitioners within four weeks thereafter. The parties are directed to appear before the Arbitrator on May 03, 2010. The arbitrator shall dispose of the reference not later than six months from the first date of appearance of the parties. The petition stands disposed of in the above terms. February 4, 2010 (Mukul Mudgal) Malik Chief Justice