IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CLMA No. 1786 of 2009 in Arbitration Petition No. 03 of 2007 Bio Friends Society …… Petitioner Versus State Urban Development Agency (SUDA), Uttarakhand …….. Respondent ………. CLMA No. 1787 of 2009 in Arbitration Petition No. 04 of 2007 Manav Utthan Mahasamiti …… Petitioner Versus State Urban Development Agency (SUDA), Uttarakhand …….. Respondent ………. Mr. Alok Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr. D.Barthwal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Kawaljeet Singh, Advocate for the respondent. Hon’ble V.K. GUPTA, C. J. Vide orders passed on 16.12.2008 in Arbitration Petition Nos. 03 of 2007 and 04 of 2007, I had appointed Shri Justice M.M.Ghildiyal (Retd.) as Single Member Arbitral Tribunal to adjudicate upon the disputes between the parties. Vide Communication Dated 14.01.2009 addressed to the Registrar General of this Court, Shri Justice M.M.Ghildiyal (Retd.) has expressed his inability to act as an Arbitrator in both the aforesaid cases. With the consent and agreement of the parties,Shri Justice B.A.Khan (Retd.), former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, presently based in Delhi (Telephone Nos. 09818000150 and 09419000992) is hereby appointed as a Single Member Arbitral Tribunal in both the cases in place of Shri Justice M.M.Ghildiyal (Retd.). 2 As agreed to between the parties, it shall be open to the learned Arbitrator to fix the venue of the arbitral proceedings either at Dehradun / Mussoorie or at New Delhi, each time in consultation with the parties. (V. K. Gupta, C. J.) 16.03.2009 A