IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CMPMO No. 458 of 2009. Date of decision: 10.8.2010 Udai Singh. Petitioner. Versus M/s Thakur Investments Pvt. Ltd. and another Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Deepak Gupta, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner: Mr. Ajay Sharma, Advocate. For the respondent No.1: Mr. N.K.Thakur, Advocate. Per Deepak Gupta, J. (Oral) 1. This petition is directed against the order dated 12.3.2004 whereby the objections filed by the petitioner to the award of the Arbitrator were dismissed. 2. Shri Sandeepan Sharma, Advocate, was appointed as an Arbitrator by the learned Senior Sub Judge, Hamirpur some time in the year 1998 and he passed an award of Rs.2,38,900/- alongwith arbitration fees, costs and future interest against the present petitioner. This award was passed on 19.1.1999. Objections to the award were filed in the year 2003, more than four years after the filing of the award. In these objections no evidence was led and thereafter the 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment?Yes. 2 objections were dismissed on 12.3.2004 in the presence of Shri Mool Raj Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner herein. Despite this fact, the petitioner has filed this present petition under Section 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order of the learned trial Court after five years. There is no ground for entertaining such a petition after such a long time. The explanation given is that counsel did not inform the party. This explanation cannot be accepted. A party may wait for month, two months or three months but after some time a party is expected to contact his counsel. A party cannot claim that for five years he did not even try to find out what was the fate of the case. 3. Even on merits, I find that the award is just and reasonable. True the award was ex-parte but it is a reasoned award. The reasons may not be detailed but reasons are there and no interference is called for. 4. The petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. 10th August, 2010 (Deepak Gupta), J. ™