1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Original Side Suit No.2625 of 1994 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. Plaintiff Vs. Umesh Rakhra Defendant Ms.Jyoti Thakkar for plaintiff. CORAM: R.M.SAVANT,J. November 26, 2008. P.C. . The above Suit has been instituted by the plaintiffs i.e. the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. for recovery of an amount of Rs.2,47,841/- which according to the plaintiffs is due and payable by the defendant on account of unpaid telephone bills. . The dispute in the above Suit pertains to the correctness of the plaintiff’s demand under the said bills. The learned counsel for the plaintiffs relied upon an order passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court dated 3rd July 2008 in Suit No.3476 of 1990 which order has been passed relying upon the order dated 14/1/2008 passed by another learned Single Judge in Suit No.3063 of 1996. The learned counsel for the plaintiffs, therefore, seeks disposal of the above 2 Suit in terms of the said order dated 3rd July 2008 as the issues involved in the present suit and the suit referred to hereinabove are identical. . The learned Single Judge who passed the order in Suit No.3063 of 1996 dated 14/1/2008 has placed reliance upon the Supreme Court judgment reported in AIR AIR AIR 1996 SC 1545 1996 SC 1545 1996 SC 1545 having regard to the fact that Section 7-B provides a statutory recourse to arbitration. The above Suit is, therefore, disposed of in terms of the order dated 3rd July 2008 passed in Suit No.3476 of 1990 by directing the plaintiffs to move the Central Government for appointment of an arbitrator having regard to the provisions of Section 7-B the claim in the suit shall be referred to arbitration upon the appointment of an arbitrator by the Central Government. A notification shall be issued by the Central Government to appoint the arbitrator within ten weeks. The arbitrator shall conclude the arbitral proceedings expeditiously and in any event not later than six months from the date on which he enters upon the arbitration. All questions that are raised in this Suit shall be decided in the course of arbitration proceedings. All questions are accordingly kept open for being agitated before the 3 arbitrator. The above Suit is accordingly disposed of. . The plaintiffs would be entitled to refund of Court fees as per Rules.