PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT, CHANDIGARH. *** Arbitration Case No. 47 of 2009 Date of decision: 14.01.2010. *** M/S Rajdhani Advertisers Versus The State of Punjab and others.. *** Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mukul Mudgal, Chief Justice. *** Present: Shri Simaranjit Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Madhu Dayal, Add; A.G. Punjab. Mr. Rupinder Khosla, Advocate, for the respondents. *** Mukul Mudgal, CJ (oral) Prayer in this petition filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is for appointment of a Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the petitioner and the respondents. Upon notice of motion, the respondents put in appearance and filed reply controverting the allegations made in the petition. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. The respondents have not objected to the appointment of an Arbitrator as per clause XVI in the agreement dated November 30, 2007, which reads as under:- '' In case of any disagreement or dispute on interpretation of any term used in this agreement, the decision of the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Patiala being sole administrator on reference by either party shall befinal and binding. -2- No other Court, tribunal or forum shall have the jurisdiction to entertain and try and dispute or disagreement arising out of this contract agreement''. The learned counsel for the petitioner has expressed an apprehension that since the Commissioner had issued letter dated 9.1.2009, he may not be an appropriate person to be appointed as an Arbitrator. In my view the letter which had been issued by the Commissioner shall not come in the way of his acting as the Arbitrator. Accordingly, I direct that the petitioner would appear on 26.03.2010 at 11 AM before the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Patiala along with the statement of claim. Response to the statement of claim shall be filed within four weeks thereafter. I have no doubt in my mind that the Arbitrator shall not take into consideration the letter issued by him and shall dispose of the arbitration proceedings as early as possible preferably within a period of six months. With these directions, the petition is disposed of. January 14, 2010 (Mukul Mudgal) Malik Chief Justice