1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.12 OF 2007 M/s Indian Sugar and General Engineering Corporation, registered office at Yamuna Nagar, Haryana and office at A-4, Sector 24 Noida U.P. ..Applicant Versus Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., at Arvindnagar Post Kashegaon, Taluka and District Osmanabad, Maharashtra ..Respondent Mrs.Vaishali Patil-Jadhav, Advocate for applicant Respondent-sole served CORAM : P.V. HARDAS, J. DATE : 23rd September, 2010 PER COURT This is an application filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 praying therein for appointment of an Arbitrator. 2. Learned Counsel for the applicant has invited my attention to Clause No.19 of the agreement between the parties which contemplates a reference of any dispute or difference between the parties for settlement to an Arbitrator. Learned Counsel for the applicant has also invited my attention to the notice dated 8.2.2004 calling upon the respondent to this applicant seeking consent for appointment of Shri 2 Arvind V.Savant as the sole Arbitrator. Notice of this application has been served on the respondent and no appearance has been put in by the respondent though this Court had adjourned the hearing of this application on three occasions. Learned Counsel for the applicant has tendered before us a letter evidencing consent by the Arbitrator proposed to be appointed. The aforesaid communication is taken on record and marked “X” for the purpose of identification. 3. In the light of the above, I accordingly appoint Shri Arvind V.Savant, retired Chief Justice of Kerala High Court as the sole Arbitrator. Application allowed accordingly. ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) (vvr/12.07aa)