IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA FIRST APPEAL NO. 160 OF 2005 SHRI ALEXANDER FERNANDES ....Appellants Versus SHRI TEJINDER SINGH AND ANR. ....Respondents Mr. E. O. Mendes, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. S. S. Khandeparkar, Advocate for the respondents. Coram:- R. M. LODHA, J. Date:- 2nd September, 2005 P.C. The learned Counsel for the parties handed in an application wherein the parties have agreed that Dr. Alvaro Noronha Ferreira, Retired District & Sessions Judge be appointed as the Sole Arbitrator to arbitrate upon the claims and counter claims of the parties. In the light of the agreement between the parties, Dr. Alvaro Noronha Ferreira, Retired District & Sessions Judge, La Campala Colony, Panaji, Goa is appointed as the Sole Arbitrator to arbitrate upon the claims and counter claims of the parties. The appellant shall be at liberty to apply for interim relief before the Sole Arbitrator under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and the learned Counsel for the respondents agrees that the respondents shall not object to the consideration of the application on merits by the Sole Arbitrator. The first appeal is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. R. M. LODHA, J.