1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA FIRST APPEAL NO. 21/2008 with CIVIL APPLICATIONS NO. 35/2008 & 55/2008 M/s Timblo Private Limited, A company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and having its Registered Office at Kadar Manzil, Post Box No.34, Margao, Salcete, Goa, India. ........ Appellant. Versus. M/s. Tangshan City Shengtai Industrial Company Limited, a Corporation organised and existing under the Laws of China having its Principal Office at 5 # Tiyuguan Road, Tangshan Heibei, China and having Office in India at Flat No.3, 2nd Floor, Shreshta Ujjwala No.19, Balaiah Avenue, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004. ......... Respondent. Mr.A. N. S. Nadkarni and Mr. D. Lawande, Advocates for the appellant. Mr. D. S. Shirodkar, Advocate for the respondent. CORAM : S. C. DHARMADHIKARI & SANTOSH BORA, JJ. DATE : 25th August, 2008. ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.) 1. The learned Advocates appearing for the appellant and the respondent tender Minutes of Order signed by them and pray that an order be passed in terms of these minutes and the appeal be disposed off accordingly. 2 2. Both the appellant and the respondents are Companies and they have duly authorised their Advocates to file the Minutes and they confirm the arrangement arrived at therein. They confirm the appointment of Arbitrator, so also the venue of arbitration. They also confirm that all orders and proceedings to the contrary would stand quashed and set aside. Both sides agree that the arbitration would not be under the auspices of International Council of Arbitrators at Singapore, but the arbitration would be held at Dubai or such other place as the Arbitral Tribunal with the consent of parties determine as per the arrangement arrived at in the Minutes. 3. Having perused the Minutes, which are duly signed by the Advocate for the parties, we are satisfied that the parties have resolved to refer their disputes to arbitration and in such circumstances, the First Appeal is admitted. It is taken up for hearing and final disposal by consent of parties. 4. The Minutes of Order signed by the Advocates dated 25.08.2008 are taken on record and marked “X” for identification. The first appeal stands disposed off in terms of the Minutes. All civil applications also do not survive and stand disposed off accordingly. However, there will be no order as to costs. S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. SANTOSH BORA, J. ssm.