IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 3260 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 18.11.2010 Punjab State Warehousing Corporation Limited .. Appellant v. M/s Friends Rice & General Mills and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Ms. Deepali Puri, Advocate for the appellant. ... Rajesh Bindal J. The only ground, on which the order passed by the learned court below whereby the objections filed by the appellant against the award of the Arbitrator is sought to be challenged, is that the partner of the respondent-mill was an Ex-Minister in Punjab and was well known to the Arbitrator in the present case, who was a retired IAS Officer of the State Cadre, otherwise the facts, as have been referred to and on the basis of which the award has been passed by the Arbitrator, have not been disputed. Once the substantive part of the order, namely, the facts on the basis of which the Arbitrator has passed the award have not been disputed by the appellant, the mere fact that the partner of the respondent-mill was known to the Arbitrator will be of no relevance, especially considering the fact that the Arbitrator was appointed by the appellant only. Considering the aforesaid facts, I do not find any merit in the present appeal. Accordingly, the same is dismissed. ( Rajesh Bindal ) Judge 18.11.2010 mk