IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH In Arb. Case No. 28 of 2010 Date of decision 6.4.2011 M/s Alpha Contract Pvt Ltd. ……petitioner Vs. M/s Aerens Goldsouk International Ltd. ……respondent CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: - Mr. Jagdish Manchanda, Advocate for the petitioner Hemant Gupta, J The petition has been placed before this Court for appointment of a new Arbitrator in view of the communication by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harbans Lal (Retd.) dated 24.2.2011 expressing his inability to Act as an Arbitrator as he has been appointed as Chairman of VAT, Tribunal, Punjab. This Court vide the order dated 16.9.2010 had appointed Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harbans Lal (Retd.) as the Arbitrator. Since, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harbans Lal (Retd.) has expressed its in ability to continue with the arbitration proceedings, therefore, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nirmal Singh (Retd.) resident of H. No. 1289, Sector 44-B, Chandigarh is appointed as an Arbitrator in the present petition. Learned Arbitrator may fix his fee with the consultation of the parties with liberty to the parties to seek directions, if any required, in the matter of fee. [HEMANT GUPTA] JUDGE 6.4.2011 preeti