IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA APPLN. FOR APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATOR NO. 10 OF 2011 MR. TREVOR JOSEPH DIAS ... Applicant Versus MR. GIL OSWALD RIBEIRO ... Respondent Mr. Nigel Da Costa Frias, Advocate for the Applicant. Coram:- S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. Date:- 28th April, 2011 P.C.:- Heard Mr. Frias appearing on behalf of the Applicant. 2. From the office report it is clear that Respondent is duly served. He has failed to appear despite service. The Respondent has neither disputed nor denied any of the statements in the Application or the fact that agreement at Annexure-A to the present Application contains an arbitration agreement. 3. My attention has been invited to the notice issued on behalf of the Applicant and the reply thereto dated 27.10.2009. In the said reply, apart from raising the plea of limitation, it is not disputed that there was an agreement entered into between the parties. Whether the claim is within limitation or not and whether there is a dispute between the parties or not are matters to be dealt with by the Arbitrator. Keeping all objections of the Respondent open, this Application can be allowed, particularly considering the contents of the reply to the Advocate's notice. 4. In the aforesaid facts, this Application is made absolute in terms of Prayer clause 14(A). Mr. G.U. Bhobe, Former Public Prosecutor and Former Member of the Goa Public Men's Anti Corruption Commission is appointed as the Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the parties. He is requested to act on the authenticated copy of this Order. S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. EV