HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR S,B.:11on'ble Mr. JusticeDhirendra Mishra APPLICANT Arbitration ApDlication No. 13/2010 M/s. B.B. Verma & Company, through Proprietor- B.B. Verma, S/o. Shri Ramchandra Verma, aged about 61 years, R/o. C-15, M.P. Housing Board Colony, Balco Township, Korba, District Korba (C.G.) Presently residing at HIG-2 Bajpei Castles, Behind Minocha Colony, Bilaspur (C.G.) NON-APPLICANTS 1 VERSUS South Eastern Coalfields Limited, through Chairman-cum-Managing Director, South Eastern Coalfields limited, Seepat Road, Bilaspur (C.G.) The Chief General Manager, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Bishrampur, District Surguja (C.G.) 01/02/2011 Mr. RahulJha,counsel for the applicant. Dr. N.K. Shukla, Sr. Advocate with Shri Dilip Dubey, counsel for the non- applicants. The applicant by this application under Section 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has prayed for appointment of a substituted arbitrator. In Arbitration Application No. 21/2007, this Court vide order dated 07.12.2007 appointed Hon'ble Mr. Ju'stice K.L. Shrivastava, Retired Judge ofthe High Court of Madhya Pradesh as an Arbitrator. The Arbitrator vide his communication dated 7th April, 2010 informed learned counsels for the parties in the arbitration proceedingsthat he is withdrawing as Arbitrator on account of ill- health. Hence, this application under Section 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been filed for appointmentof substitute Arbitrator. Shri Rahul Jha, learned counsel forthe applicant and Dr. N.K. Shukla, Sr. Advocate with Shri Dilip Dubey, learned counsels for the respondents submit that Ved/- the vacancy ofthe office ofArbitrator has occasioned on account ofwithdrawal of the earlierappointed sole arbitrator from the arbitration proceedings. Shri Rahul Jha, learned counsel for the applicant and Dr. N.K, Shukla, Sr. Advocate with Shri Dilip Dubey, learned counsel for the respondents, jointly pray that Hon'ble Justice Shri S.K. Tiwari, Retired Judge ofthe High Court of Madhya Pradesh and High Court of Kolkatamay be appointed as sole arbitrator. In view of the above submissions of the parties, 1 hereby, therefore, appoint Hon'ble Justice Shri S.K. Tiwari (Retired) as substitute Arbitrator, subject to his consent. The Hon'ble Arbitrator may settle his terms and conditions and remunerations. Registry to intimate Hon'ble Justice Shri S.K. Tiwari (Retired) about his appointment as arbitrator and to send all the papers along with addresses of the parties. Parties are also directed to approach Hon'ble Justice Shri S.K. Tiwari (Retired), who is presently residing at 27 Kholi, Vikas Nagar, Bilaspur (CG) and submit papers and take part in the arbitration proceeding?- Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge [.