- 1 - S.B.CIVIL MISC. ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.68/2006 Ram Lal vs. State & Ors. DATE OF ORDER : 4/5/2007 HON'BLE SHRI RAJESH BALIA, J. Mr.G.R.Goyal, for the applicant. Mr.L.R. Upadhaya, for the respondents. Admitted position appearing from pleadings of the parties is that there existed an agreement for doing work for the respondents by the applicant during the period 12/11/2004 to 31/3/2005. The dispute having arisen on submission of final bill as claimed by the applicant, the applicant required the respondents to refer the dispute to settlement committee in terms of clause 23 of the agreement and he submitted necessary application along with requisite fees but the same was not referred to the committee for adjudication. Hence, this application was moved under Section 11 of the Act of 1996 firstly before the District Court but since the District Judge cannot be a designate of Chief Justice under Section 11 of the Act of 1996, case has been transmitted to be dealt with by Chief Justice or his designate. In reply to the application filed before the learned District Judge, Sriganganagar, the existence of dispute, receipt of notice for referring the dispute to settlement committee along with requisite fee - 2 - are not denied but claim is denied on merits. The fact that reference has not been made in spite of notice is also not in dispute. In the aforesaid circumstances, this application under Section 11 of the Act of 1996 is allowed. Shri Jitendra Singh Yadav, retired member of RHJS and presently residing at Sriganganagar is appointed as sole arbitrator to whom the dispute shall be referred. The cost of arbitration and fees of the arbitrator shall be as determined by the arbitrator himself. (RAJESH BALIA), J. Pankaj Baweja