Arbitration Case No.23 of 2010 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Arbitration Case No.23 of 2010 Date of decision: October 13, 2011. M/s Jet Age Multimedia ... Petitioner v. M/s Show Off & another ... Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPA Present: Shri S.D. Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri Ashish Chopra, Advocate, for the respondents. Hemant Gupta , J. (Oral): The petitioner has sought appointment of a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the parties by invoking jurisdiction under Section 11 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short the Act). As per the petitioner, the parties entered into an agreement on 27.10.2008 wherein the petitioner was granted franchise rights in respect of the products of the respondent. The agreement Annexure P-1 has following as the arbitration clause:- “Any dispute between the parties to this agreement matter shall be referred to an arbitrator whose name shall be agreed upon between the parties mutually, in case parties fail to appoint arbitrator mutually within one month from the notice by either side to the other side to appoint arbitrator then, Arbitration Case No.23 of 2010 -: 2 :- either side can approach the court to appoint the arbitrator and decision of arbitrator so appointed shall be final and binding upon both the parties. All disputes will be settled at Chandigarh courts only.” The petitioner served a notice on 14th October, 2010 as also notice dated 14th December, 2010 but, the respondent has not consented to an arbitrator, therefore, the petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court for appointment of an arbitrator. Shri Ashish Chopra, learned counsel for the respondents, states that there exists disputes, and that such disputes are required to be decided by an arbitrator. Consequently, Shri M.S. Lobana, resident of House No.78, Sector 27-A, Chandigarh, a retired District Judge, is appointed as an Arbitrator. He shall be entitled to fee as per the Punjab & Haryana High Court (Arbitrators' Panel & Fees) Rules, 2011, to be shared initially equally by the parties. The petition stands disposed of. October 13, 2011. [ Hemant Gupta ] kadyan Judge