HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR S.B.: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dhirendra Mishra Arbitration ApDlication No. 14/2010 APPLICANT v^M^.ON-APPLICANTS 1. 3. M/s. Shyam Lal Agrawal, through Shyam Lal Agrawal, S/o. Shri R.K. Agrawal, aged about 59 years (proprietor). Presently residing at station road Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) VERSUS Chairman-cum-Managing Director, South Eastern Coal Fields Limited, Seepat Road, P.0. S.E.C.L, Bilaspur (C.G.) The General Manager (Civil) South Eastern Coal Fields Limited, Seepat Road, P.0. S.E.C.L, Bilaspur (C.G.) The Chief General Manager, South Eastern Coal Fields Limited, Sohagpur Area, P.0. Dhanpuri Colliery, District Shahdol (M.P.) 01/02/2011 Mr.Rahul Jha, counsel forthe applicant. Dr. N.K. Shukla, Sr. Advocate with Shri Dilip Dubey, counsel forthe non- applicants. The applicant by this application under Section 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has prayed for appointment of a substituted arbitrator. In M.C.C. No.210/2006, this Court vide order dated 07.12.2007 appointed Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.L. Shrivastava, Retired Judge ofthe HighCourt of Madhya Pradesh as an Arbitrator. The Arbitrator vide his communication dated 7th April, 2010 informed learned counsels for the parties in the arbitration proceedingsthat he is withdrawing as Arbitrator on account of ill-health. Hence this application under Section 15 ofthe Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been fiied for appointment of substitute Arbitrator. ^/^SSSt,^,^ Shri Rahul Jha, learned counsel for the applicant and Dr. N.K. Shukla, Sr. Advocate with Shri Dilip Dubey, leamed counsels for the respondents, submit that the vacancy of the office of Arbitrator has occasioned on account of withdrawal of the earlier appointed sole arbitrator from the arbitratibn proceedings. Shri Rahul Jha, learned counsel for the applicant and Dr. N.K. Shukla, Sr. Advocate with Shri Dilip Dubey, learned counsels for the respondents, jointly pray that Hon'ble Justice Shri S.K. Tiwari, Retired Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and High Court of Kolkata may be appointed as sole arbitrator. ^ In view of the above submissions of the parties, 1 hereby, therefore, f-ppoint Hon'ble Justice Shri S.K. Tiwari (Retired) as substitute Arbitrator subject to his consent.The Hon'ble Arbitrator may settle his terms and conditions and remunerations. Registry to intimate Hon'ble Justice Shri S.K. Tiwari (Retired) about his appointment as arbitrator and to send all the papers along with addresses ofthe parties. Parties are also directed to approach Hon'ble Justice Shri S.K. Tiwari, (Retired), who is presently residing at 27 Kholi, Vikas Nagar, Bilaspur (CG), and submit papers and take part in the arbitration proceedings.- Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge Vg