Arbitration Case No. 6/2008 4.3.2008 Present: Shri Suneet Goel, counsel for the applicant. This is an application under Section 27 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short Act) for issuing summons to the witnesses mentioned in para 3 of the application for appearance before the Arbitral Tribunal consisting of Mr.Justice K.C.Sood, Chairman, Shri R.N.Yadav and Kanwar Daler Singh, Arbitrators. In view of the prayer made in the application no notice is required to be given to the non-applicant. It has been submitted that this Court vide order dated 1.8.2006 appointed Mr. Justice K.C.Sood, Presiding Arbitrator. The claimant/non-applicant appointed Kanwar Daler Singh and applicant appointed Shri R.N.Yadav, nominee Arbitrators. It has been submitted that witnesses mentioned in para 3 of the application have refused to file their affidavits before the Arbitral Tribunal, therefore, application has been filed under Section 27 of the Act for a direction to the witnesses for appearance before the Arbitral Tribunal. A copy of order dated 2.2.2008, Annexure-P2, of the Arbitral Tribunal has been filed alongwith the application where the Tribunal has also given an opportunity to the applicant to approach this Court for assistance in summoning the witnesses. Accordingly application is allowed. Witnesses mentioned in para 3 of the application alongwith record are directed to appear before the Arbitral Tribunal on 15.3.2008 at 11 am in Hotel Sunbeam, Sector 17- B, Chandigarh and they be summoned accordingly on filing PF within two days. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the diet money of the witnesses will be paid before the Arbitral Tribunal. Dasti summons be given to the learned counsel for the appearance of the witnesses within two days on filing PF etc. Application disposed of. (Kuldip Singh) Judge March 4, 2008 (P.K.)