"V HGH COURT OF a+!AT"S«3'"»<HUaS"JP Snde Bench:- Han'ble Shn Justice Dhjrendra Mjshra d^ ^gpyo, Applicant Sbulh Esstem Coalfislds Ud. tlvough its aiarmaKaim-Rfianayna Direetoi, Swpat ROSKI, Hlaspur Vs ResporKients 1. iW/s Nranjan Sartar Contractors, a partnersNp fimi '*j!" regstsred '.rwter ths Rartnerdiip Act, 13^ hstvuif) its rtefri Offie* a& Dur^i BhsBAen, Tikrapa-a, Bilaqair. 2. The Arbitratcr- ShH KuopustAamj. CNaf Generd IVians^er (Qvi!) Apptteant by Or.N.K.Shukla, SrAchmnate wMb Shri Shaiiendra Shukia, Auvocate. Respondnets by Shri V.R.Rao with Shri Praftilt Bharat, Advocates. JUDGEMENT (DeliwredionK/' Heard on admission. The instant misc. appea! under Section 39 ofthe Arbstratior) Ast, 1840 has been preferred by the appiieanyCompany ayainst the impuyneel order dated 29.06.2004 passed by District Juo'ge, Biiaspur in nN.J.C.Nu. 43/2002 and by which the Court beiow has appoinied a soie arbiiraior for adjudicatiort ofthe disputes between the parties. On 08.03.2005 when the case was iisted for aryumenls, iean'ieu cuuriacl for the applicant moved an appiication j.A.No.689/2005 under Seciion 15 i of the C.P.C. and prayed for converslon of tne appeal into revision on tne ground that the appeal is not mairtainable as the order under Section 12 of ths Arbitrat'on Act, 1940 is not appealable under Section 39 ofthe Act, 1940. Ths abovs application was no{ oppossd by ieamsd counss! for Shs respondent and the parties were heard on msrits of the casc. ~--——----<.-n^i_ y J^vS ^tl—^-t— 4. Hence, the apptication I.A.No. 689/2005 is ailcwed. OfHce is directed to convsrt the instant appea! into revision and 'sgistsr ths ssms Uwi i )tTVi»i>iVii. 6. 8. Brief facts involved in the case is that there is an arbitration agreement between the parties having an arbitration clause Rftsnondent No 1 flled an application under Section 20 of the Arbitratio" Act, 1940 f"r appoirtmsnt of arbitrator as psr provisionc of agrssmsnt sntsrsd iriSc between the parties. Leameci District Judge, Bilaspur vide order datcd 26.07.1996 directed the respondent No.1 to fiie the agreement in (he Court and thereafter directed the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the SECL to nominate arbitrator for adjudication of dispute between the parties vide order dated 26.04.1996 'jyho shal! submit the award 'Mthin four months from the date of receipt of copy of ths ordsr. That, SECL chailenged the above order of the Dlstrict Judge. Bitaspur In the 1-ligh Court of Madhya Pradesh which was registereii as Misc. Anpea.1 No 1205/1996 and the same was dfemisssd "ide ordsr dated 08.10.1996. That, as per order of the District Judge, Shri J.P.Thakur, Chief Engineer (Civil), SECL, was appointed as arbitrator to adjudlcate the dispute between the parties vide order-datod 13'n/14'" ..luns 1997 The ^ote arbftrator entsrsd upon a refersnse, ea!!ed upo", the psrtiss to fi's c'sim detaiis, She written statement, recorded evicSsnce and hsard argumsnts of both the parties and thereafter, he was li'ansferred froin SECL Bilaspur to (Wetfare) Vv'CL Coai Estate Civii Lines, Nagpur where he heid severai slttings at Nagpur. However, iearned sole arftitrator vide his letter dated 24' /25* .04.2004 expressed hls inabilfty to procaed wjth arbitration proceedings due to non-supply of secretaria! charges, typing, stat'onery by rsspondert No.1. That, the respondent No.1 addressed a tetter dated 26.02.2002 to the Chairman-cum-Managing Director, SECL revealing the aforssaid facts, to fill the vacancy to carry on the arbitration prossedings snd to substSuts the sole arbitrator Shri J.P.Thakur. 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As a resutt, the revision is disposed of with a modificaiion in the smpugnsd order that in place of Shri Kuppuswami, CJM (Chi'il) M.C.L., Hon'bls !'»'!r. K.L.Shrivastava, former Judge of Kigh Court of im.P., C/o Siui A.K.Shrivastava, OfRciaiing District & Sessions JUdge and Speciai Judge under Seheduled Castes & Seheduled Tribes (Preventton of Atrocities Act), Raipur is appointed the sofe arbitrator. 21. The Hon'bfe Arbitrator may settte his terms and condiiions and remuneration. 22. The Distriot Judge, Bilaspur to intimate Hon'bie Mr. K.L.Shrivaslava, about his appointmenl as Arbitrator and lo senci aii iiw papers aiony wiiii W^^B^ address of the parties. 23. Parties are also direeted to apprcaeh Hon'bis Mr.K.L.Shrivastava, yrfsc is presently residing at Raipur and to submit papers and So taks part in ths arbitration proceedings. -— Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge