IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ARBITRATION PETITION NO.420 OF 2008 Navketan Properties Pvt. Ltd. .. Petitioner Versus Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation .. Respondent Mr.Ajay Panicker for the petitioner. Mr.C.M.Lokesh for the respondent. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : 18th December 2008. : 18th December 2008. : 18th December 2008. P.C.: . Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. The learned counsel appearing for the parties agree that Mr. Justice R.J.Kochar (retired) shall be appointed as a substitute sole arbitrator in place of earlier sole arbitrator who has expired. The parties agree that the newly appointed arbitrator will not start de-novo proceedings and the learned arbitrator will continue the proceedings from the stage at which the same were at the time of death of the earlier sole arbitrator. 2. Accordingly, by consent of the parties, the petition is disposed of by passing the following order: 2 (i) Mr.Justice R.J.Kochar (retired) is hereby appointed as sole arbitrator in place of earlier the sole arbitrator late Mr.Justice A.B.Palkar (retired). (ii) Parties and the learned arbitrator to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. (A.S.Oka,J)