IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Arb. Case No. 115 of 2011 Date of Decision: 13.10.2011 Manohar Optical Corner and another .....Petitioners Versus GKB Optolab Pvt. Ltd and another ….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present: Shri Hitesh Kaplish, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Aman Bahri, Advocate for respondents No. 1 and 2. Hemant Gupta, J. (Oral) Petitioner has sought appointment of an arbitrator in respect of the dispute arising between the parties arising out of an agreement dated 9.1.2008. Vide the aforesaid agreement, petitioner was appointed as a frenchisee for setting up, running, managing and operating state of Art Optical Showroom in the area of Phagwara. As per the said agreement, the petitioner was to paid a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- per month as a minimum guarantee. As per the petitioner, the dispute have arisen between the parties in respect of the said agreement and the petitioner has served a notice dated 14.5.2011 (Annexure P-2) to appoint an arbitrator. Since, the arbitrator was not appointed, the petitioner invoked the jurisdiction of this Court. Mr. Bahri, learned counsel for respondents No. 1 and 2 has no objection if an arbitrator is appointed to adjudicate the dispute between the parties. In view of the said fact, Mr. S.K. Chopra, Former District Judge, resident of House No. 243, Sector 10, Panchkula Arb. Case No. 115 of 2011 is appointed as an arbitrator to adjudicate upon the dispute between the parties. The Arbitrators shall be entitled to fix their fees, which shall not exceed the fee as per the Punjab & Haryana High Court (Arbitrators’ Panel & Fee) Rules, 2011. The fee fixed by the arbitrators shall be initially shared equally by both the parties. [HEMANT GUPTA ] JUDGE 13.10.2011 preeti ( 2)