IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 25.03.2011 Arb. Case No.96 of 2010 M/s A.V.Cottex Limited ...Petitioner Versus National Insurance Company Limited and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present : Mr. Anil K. Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Asim Aggarwal, Advocate, for Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate, for the respondents. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (ORAL) Earlier this Court vide order dated 02.08.2006 in Arbitration Case No.5 of 2004 appointed Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.L.Singal (Retd.), as an Umpire. The present application is for appointment of another Umpire in view of demise of Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.L.Singal on 18.04.2007. Learned counsel for the respondents states that the order appointing Umpire passed by this Court on 02.08.2006 is subject matter of challenge before the Hon’ble Supreme Court as the special leave has been granted. It is also admitted that there is no stay of the order passed by this Court. In view of the above and the fact that Umpire has died, the vacancy on account of death of Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.L.Singal (Retd.) is filled up by appointing Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Kiran Anand Lall (Retd.), 461, Arb. Case No.96 of 2010 Swastik Vihar, Patiala Road, Zirakpur, District Mohali, as an Umpire. However, it is clarified that such appointment is subject to any order, which may be passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.822 of 2008. 25.03.2011 (HEMANT GUPTA) Vimal JUDGE 2