*1* arbap.65.09.sxw kps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.65 OF 2009 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.. ..Applicant -Versus- Ishan Deshmukh @ Prasad V. Kulkarni and another. ..Respondents .......... Mr.E.P.Bharucha, Senior Counsel a/w Ms.Nimish Kothare, Mr.Arzan Balsara, Ms.Vijayalaxmi Kulkarni i/b Nanu Hormasjee, for the Applicant. Ms.Neha P. Bhide, for the Respondent No.1. Ms.Chandana Salgaonkar-Radia, for the Respondent No.2. .......... CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATE : 02nd September, 2010. P.C. 1 This is an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for the appointment of an Arbitrator. 2 There is no dispute that the Applicant entered into separate agreements with the Respondent Nos.1 and 2 dated 09.05.2006 and 05.11.2008 respectively. The Respondent No.2 is the wife of the Respondent No.1. Each of the agreements contains a different arbitration clause. 3 Normally it is necessary to file a separate application under Section 11. However, in the facts and circumstances of this case, a composite petition has been filed for convenience in view of the facts that transpired during the proceedings under Section 9 adopted by the Applicant and the orders passed therein. However, it is made clear that each arbitration shall be a separate proceeding. It would be convenient to appoint the same Arbitrator in both the proceedings. *2* arbap.65.09.sxw 4 In the circumstances, the application is disposed of by appointing Ms.Rajni Iyer, a Senior Advocate of this Court as a Sole Arbitrator in respect of the disputes and differences between the Applicant and the Respondent No.1 on one hand and the Applicant and the Respondent No.2 on other hand. Needless to add that a separate awards will be made in both the proceedings. The application is, accordingly, disposed of. -