XI-HC—78 an^i^iTl^R; Wff sflW aiHiti -Swf '^Wlvft-'.l, ($Tf|<H'l(o, Rldiyy ^c.c-^^i^t6-^' 'VISK ( 'v's. 1. '^. Stsn Manjay Ku. Aa'aw, Dr. N.K.S . Sr. Ach ^rinlicn'ntfi "*""£""'"'—'•""• Ine applicam tias luef Arbitration and conciliation Ac| lor appomtment ot Sole Art)iq tfie parties m relation to Asi'eeii| Leamed counsel tor tfit contract ol "Widsmng anci t)lae] to Laxman Fro-iect ot 'je'<..Ta .at period was 12 mon&s to be rei tRe actual clate ot lianclmg ovei completecl withm tfte stipulatep possible tor ttiat penoa. tiven esecuteci worK was not made dated 11-4-2000 ofthe oetition^ <:bl^?d4l;l ITR^^ts^ ^-($l< ^aifinan^T M/s Stiyamlal Agrawal, "Anancl" Ktation Koacl, Raie'aTh (C.G/i throu&'h its a.ttornev holde.r Shri South Eastem Coallielcls Ltcl., 'I'nrougii Hiairman —Qjm-Manas^ingnirenf.or, Sftfinal. l\UctU, OllctSpUi |0,0-<J 'l'ne Ueneral Manager i'Jiyil], Koutn Eastern Cnalfieifis I.td.- SRp.nat. Roaci- Bilaspiir iC.G.i 'pi-"-' r<-i-,-;^f /^.^"^T-"I ^.••T"•"--•.""•" Q.^..<i-i^ 17--"+"—-< lil<J '^/i^l^l vj^li^ica.l ividila-^'jl ^ ouULll p/clSL^iil ijoallielcls Limite.cl, KU: UexTa Uollien', Ue\"-a Arp-a- Diftt.t- Korba p, Aclvocate tor tlie applicant. [ocate wffli Stm Uilip Uubey, Aai.'ocate tor tn.e non- |l tne mstam peution unueT Seciion ll(oj 01 Ihe f. iyy& (tor brevin' beremanei'reteiTecl to as tfte Aet) 1'ator lor aajuclication ot me ctispute ansmg bettveen |ent dated 8-12-1998. applicant su&mits tliat tlie aiiplicant was awardea (; toppms ot mam approacli roaa trom U-e-iTa ban'ier rea vide lenei- clalecl 'Zj-s-iyys. 'lfte completion ot ttoned fi-om 10'" day of issue letter of awai-d or fi'om ot site. whichever is later. Ifie worfc coiilcl not be period as dui'ms ramy season, no •i.vor& was |atter comp'etion ot tfie woi'K, pa;.'ment against tiie l.ll August lyyy. 'riie Appucation ot Annexure A-s IT tor extension ot tnne was aliowea vicie Armexure -^-Ad-^ XI-HC—78 sn^i vi R-fi'ti '^TT'STT^T ?h*l|ch 2^ ^EEf ^|<||<?-i<), iSrftWTS, (sidiyy (^ .C-C-hto. l^-S/aS— SiI^T 1RW (^f^^ET) ?^IIWHf?!T 3TI^?T .oolictmt P-6 dated 18-5-2000 bv the res1 extendec! Keepmg management'i| tune ot tmal- extension ot Uie w1 extended neriod and the aoolicl Uecem&er. 2UUU vicle Aimexurel 20 Decembei. 2004 rsauested eontract viae .^anexure A-1U Hut'sequentiy remmcters were sei| a sum ot Ks. '24.6S lacs viae tl| requesteu lor appomtment ot arbitrator ancl tennmateci tfie Arinexure F-14. It iias been subrt contams Ciause 16 wtiicii prc^ seilt pro|\'icles li.ngmeermg manuai sfiaU 'oe ret^lTeci upon. it is arg-ued tiiat Clause 14 ot appomtment ot arbitrator. It ChanTnan-cum-Managmg un'edtor ctf manclatoiy pei'iod ot .-iU aays e'\ mstar.t petition lor appomtment Un ttie otliei' fiand. leamelcl agreement befween tlie parties su&mitted mat Uie applicant wasj worK tor tfte penoa upto ll-'s-21: 17-5-200" ol' Annexure A-8 wat requested to start the woi-K immelcl; *l-'<fct4-f iTO?if ivfS'S <fa^l< ^T siRi'T 3n^r ssjionclents ancl Uie time ot completion ot worK was legal nsbt to anpose penait;; alter review at tfte prK. Ifie worK couM not tie completed wifiim tfte aooiied for fiirther extension of tiine tffl 31 A-'/. uitimately tlie peationer vicie iiis istter datea to undei-take ioiat measurement and ciose the land be also I'aised a claitn ot Ks. 24.6U lacs. anct tmally ttie app'iicssra su&mittecl tiien' claun tor Itea' letter ciateci '2'.;-^-^""3 ot Aimexure A-iS ancl arprtrator. J-lowever, tiie respondents clicl not appomt cojitraet vicle tlien' commumcation aated '/--•(-2UUS ol littea tliat me tem'is ancl conclitions ot tlie agreement )ro|\'icles tfiat m case ot any ambiguit>-, tiie Cml to and tbe provision m me UIM, saali prevail pt tfte civii Engmeermg Manuai pi'oviaes iii'oceclm'e ]was argued tliat smce tlie competent aiitnonn" i.e. recjtor ftas taUea to appoint arbitrator wiUim a /en alter receipt ot notice ot Ajmexure A-1J, the arbitratGi' fias been lUecl. [•nefa counsei tor tlie non-appUcants contencled tliat tiie laoes not cotitam artatration clause. It 13 turilier Igrantea provisional extension ot tuTie tor tlie a'oove (iuu vide A-mexure A-6 ana thereatter notic.e clateci i[i sent to tfte applicant wliereby the applicant was melcliateiv ana it was mentioned m tbe saicl notsce mat -S^cf "111-41ciil, 0'Tfl<HJI(D, fsf^l'H^ pC-C^O.(2S/s^ an^r iraq; (ipi^g^iT) 3lA?T.^ir R;-(ict> 'a'iian^i shw^ ?sireR^Rf?!i3ii^[ qnqMt';r iiTiRif •?feist ^SRZTC ^arRpTsn^i necessan' action is bems taKen lor pi'oci furthei' period ofte'o months as requeste woi'K witlim l;! days. action wouia be may be treated as notice tor ttie a& tei-rainated on 7-3-2005 as the petitionei'l extencled penocl. Itms a-oin ttie coiTespf t>y Iimitation. J-rom pei-usal ol tfie pstition and) tliat tlie parties ftacl enterea mto a contr; to appucation ot Cwil £nsmeermg i\| Manual shai' prevail. Clause 14 of t] petitionei' aiong with an appUcation for| provides for senlement of disputes mentioned in Clause 14.2 of Civil Endns ciispute at tlie request ot tte contractor| arbrtrator could &e appomted by L'fianii|ian or any other person authorized by him t( documents annexecl witft tfte petition, it|is coiTesponcSence witli "ie engmeer m-cltarge ilowevei' wnen ttie dispate c.ould not b^ cum-Managing Director vide Ex. A-131 tfte contract was tefmmateci bv doc.umt otgection ol: leamecs counse! tor tfie (i contam artctration clause 's concemscll Uause 16 ot tfte arBitratlon agi'eement, (•ssme applieation tor extension ot tmie tor a !p 133' Jiim ana it tne applicant taUs to start tfte feker. to terminate the contract and the ietter •pve puipose. Uitimately tae contract was [coulcl not complete tne worlt even witftui tne lindence, it is e'v'icSent tflat tlie claim is baiTed |tlie clocuments arjiexed witfl it, it is eviclent t.t asi'eemeat and tlie said aa'eement reten-ec! jlanual and pi'ovision of Ch'il Engmeerms |ie Civil lingmeermg Manual Iilea by tne Itaking document on record dated 12-S-2005 flirougti a'biti'ation and as pa' procedurs iei-ing Manual, on fayure of settlement of as per Clause 14.1 ot ttie contract; tne sole, -cum-Managm.g Un-ector ot tne company appomt sucfl arbitrator. rrom perjsal ot t.1e obsen'ea tnat tAe petitioner entsrecl tnto a targe tor settlement ot sucn aisputes/claims, settleGl. reausst was made to t&s L'lian'man- and orin" atter flie above reques! was maae, snt of Es. A-14 on 7-3-2005. So far as the lon-applicants tliat flie agreement cloes aot trom bare peiTisal ot Uie stipuiation unda' is clear that ttiere is reterence that provision XI-HC—78 ant^r qn ^siNi' ^w sn^r ^^iicn v ^x^ '3^ "Mi<iiQ'"4, e'-Jly'Ko, Rrtiyy ¥> •C- C.KO, f.2-6/O^ aii^?r WE (•yS-jci^y) TOIIWHft?! 311^1 ot Civil iingmeermg Manual sfl; Cr-il lingmeermg Manuai, it is cione Utrougli arma'ation aacl as appomtment ot arbltrator is to &e| request ot tlie contractor ana sm< to appomt arbitrator witlim ar&iti-ator is rnade out. Leamecl counsel lor tlie p| Hlm .iustice S.J'... liwan. tomier as Kole Ar&itrator. Aecorcimgiy, 1 ftereby a| Jucige, i-ttgll Court ot M.F. ancl jy consent. lilc j-lon'ble Artiltrator Kegistrv to mtimate rlonl Court ol M.F. ana KoIKata about] tlic papei-s along witn adcU'ess ot Parties are also cin'ectecl q Juclge wlio is preseniiy residmgl Uon'ble Cluet Justice, uuaspu] arbatration proceetlmgs. <hl<ll?1^ ^1^^1'T '^\'f^?l' Tf^T^R ^ratRmsii^T ^Il tie appticable and trom perasa! ot 'Jlause 14 ot |ipparent tliat tlie settlement ot tiie ctisputc 'is to tie pei' the proceaure prescri&ed uncler tiie agi'eement, |maae by Uiauinan-cum-Managmg Un-ector on Uie \e the Chail'man-cum-Managmg Dii-ector has failed manqatoi'y penod ot .iu (iays, a case tor appomtment ol >|irties sutout tfiat tfiey fiave no objeetion ri Hon'ble |uciae, Higli Comt ot M.F. ancl KoiKata is appomtea (ipomt Uon'&le Slui Justice 'S.K. 'liwan, tormer 14?lKata as Soie Ai'bitrator in tlie matter, su&ject to 1'uS mS's' seme lus tenns irncl conttttions and remuneration. "ble Kliii Jusiice K.K. liwan, tormer Jucige, l-ligli |lus appomtment as Koie Arbitrator and to send ail |fte parties. appi~oac!i Mon'ble yra-i Juslice K.K llwari, tonner at vi&asli Magar, 2'/ J'Uiou, near tne buiigalow ol ancl to submit papei's ana to taKe part tn u'tc Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge