PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT CHANDIGARH. *** Arbitration Case No. 22 of 2009. Date of decision: February 18, 2010. *** M/S S.S.Enterprises Versus Union of India and others. *** Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mukul Mudgal, Chief Justice. *** Present: Shri Baldev Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri S.K.Sharma, Advocate, for the respondents. *** Mukul Mudgal, CJ (Oral) By filing the instant petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the petitioner has craved the indulgence of this Court for appointment of an Arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the parties arising out of contract agreement Annexure p1. Upon notice of motion, the respondents put in appearance and filed a reply controverting the grounds taken by the petitioners. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and with their assistance perused the record. In the written statement filed by the respondents, para No.2 contains clause 7(b) of the contract agreement which reads as under:- ''7-(b).- to execute all the works referred to the said documents upon the terms and condition contained or referred to therein and as detailed in General summary on the subsequent page and to carry out such deviations as may be ordered vide Condition 7 of IAFW- 2249 upto maximum 10% and further agree to refer all disputes as required vide Condition No.7 of IAFW 2249 to the sole Arbitration of a serving officer having degree in Engineering or equivalent or having passed final/direct final examination of Sub Division II of Institution of Surveyors (India) recognized by government of India to be appointed by the Engineer-in-Chief or in his absence the officer officiating as Engineer-in-Chief or Director General of works of specifically delegated in writing by Engineer-in-Chief, whose decision shall be final conclusive and binding''. -2- Arbitration Case No. 22 of 2009. In para graph 2 of preliminary objections, the names of panel of arbitrators are mentioned and those are (1) Brig. N.K.Panwar, Chief Engineer; (2) Shri Baljit Singh, Chief Engineer (Contracts); and (3) Shri N.D.Bhagatkar, Jt. Director (Contracts) HQ Chief Engineer (WC), Chandimandir. Since the respondents themselves have suggested a panel of arbitrators, the respondents are directed to make appointment of an arbitrator out of that panel not later than four weeks from today. In the meanwhile the parties will exchange the statements of claim and response thereto. The statement of claim be supplied to counsel for the respondents within four weeks and response to the statement of claim shall be supplied to the counsel for the petitioner within four weeks thereafter. The parties shall appear before the Arbitrator on 21.05.2010 or on an agreed date convenient to the parties but not later than a fortnight from 21.05.2010 after exchange of pleadings as directed aforesaid. The Arbitrator shall make an endeavor to dispose of the reference as early as possible preferably within a period of six months from the date of appearance of the parties before him. With these directions, the petition stands disposed of. February 18, 2010 (MUKUL MUDGAL) Malik CHIEF JUSTICE