[ 20s3 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE l.A.No. 1 OF 2024 IN ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO: 76 OF 2009 Between: l\//s. Chaitanya Enterprises, rep. by its Managing Partner, Chaitanya N., Office at 1-7-38, Satyanarayanaswamy Nagar, Street No.B , Habsiguda, Hyderabad - 500 007 ...petitioner/Applicanuctaimant AND 'l . Bharath Sanchar Nigam Limited, rep. by its Chairman and [\4anaging Director, Sanchar Bhavan,20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 2. The Chief General lrlanager, Southern Telecom Projects Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Chennai 3. The Divisional Engineer, Optical Fibre Equipment Projects (OFEP) BSNL, 3rd Floor, G.P.O. Buildings Abids, Hyderabad - 500 001 4. The Divisional Engineer, Optical Fibre Cable Projects (OFCP), BSNL, 11-9- 12912, Road No 4, Lakshminagar Colony Kothapet, Hyderabad ...RespondentsiRespondents Petition under Section 15(2) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to appoint any retired Judge of this Hon'ble Court as substituted Sole Arbitrator in place of the deceased Sole Arbitrator, Justice T.Ch. Surya Rao, retired Judge of this Hon'ble Court, for adjudication of the dispute between lvl/s- Chaitanya Enterprises and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, numbered as arbitration case No.1 of 2010 by directing the family members of the deceased Sole arbitrator to hand over the case files to the substituted Sole arbitrator, to adjudicate the dispute on merits. Counsel for the Applicant Mr. K.R. Koteswara Rao, representing Mr. Chavali Ramanand Counsel for Respondents : Dr. Pundla Bhaskara Mohan The Court made the following: ORDER lVlr. K.R.Kote.swara Rao, learned counsel representinc; Ir,4 r. Chavali Ramanand, learned i:ounsel applicant. Dr. Pundla Bh:skara Mohan, learned counsel for the respondents Heard on l.A.llo. 'l of 2024 This applicatron has been filed seeking appointment of an arbitrator by way of substitution Learned coun rel for the parties joinfly submit that sri Justice T.ch. surya Rao, a former Judge of erstwhile High court of Andhra pradesh, who was appointed as sole Arbitrator, hzrs expired. Therefore, they submit that Mr. Justice A.santhosh Reddy, a former Judr.;e of this court, be appointed as sole Arbitrator in place of sri Justice T.Ch. Surya F ao. ln view of afcresaid submissions joinfly made by learned counsel for the parties and for the roasons assigned in l.A.No.'l of 2024, Mr. Justrce A_santhosh Reddy, a former JuJge of this court (resident of H.No. 16-2-740146, Marakpet, Hyderabad; N/obile Nt:w No- 9705053485) is appointed as substituted arbitrator. Accordingly, l.l'. No.1 of 2024 is allowed //TRUE COPY// Sd/- K. SRINIVASA RAO JOTNT REGTSTRAR / q/ SECTION OFFICER To, 1. Mr. Justice A Santhosh Eqg9.V, , former Judge of Telangana High Court, (resident of H No. 16-.2-740t46, New Marakflet uycrera6io; v6oir" -r.r". 9705053485) (t3y Speciat messenger) (atong'with a'copy oi'adiJ;;it ;;; material papers) 2. One CC to Mr. Chavali Ramanand, Advocate tOpUCl 3. One CC to Dr. [)undla Bhaskara Mohan, Advocate [OirUC] 4. Two CD Copir-'s Njb/gh \4- HIGH COUR'I' DATED:06111!.12024 ORDER l.A.No. 1 of 2t024 ln ARBAPPL.No.76 of 2009 ALLOWING THE I.A -<'n=ll -.iIts Sr t C ,,^\ ,-) I { 12 t:i ?mt C*{4 Y*- -r"--w\*f