PNP 1 ARBAP33-8.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO.33 OF 2010 Sarovar Hotels Pvt. Ltd. ..Applicant. Vs. Royal Palms (India) Pvt. Ltd. ..Respondent. ..... Mr. Sushil D. Vyas for the Applicant. None for the Respondent. ..... CORAM : DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. 8 October 2010. P.C. : 1. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant states that the Arbitration Application has been duly served and undertakes to file an affidavit of service within a period of one week from today. 2. This an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. An agreement was entered into between the parties on 25 March 2005 styled as a consultancy agreement for sales and marketing and for operations. Disputes arose between the parties and on 29 June 2009 the Applicant invoked the arbitration agreement by nominating an arbitrator. The PNP 2 ARBAP33-8.10 Respondent by its letter dated 5 August 2009 declined to accept the nomination and stated that it would accept only an arbitrator appointed by the Court. Accordingly, this application has been instituted. 3. The agreement between the parties contains an arbitration clause, Clause I. Disputes and differences have arisen between the parties and the Applicant has invoked arbitration. In the circumstances, this application is disposed of by appointing Shri Justice A.C Agarwal, Former Chief Justice of the Madras High Court and Former Judge of this Court as sole arbitrator under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Prothonotary and Senior Master is directed to forthwith communicate a copy of this order to the Learned Arbitrator together with a memorandum containing the address of the parties. (Dr. D.Y.Chandrachud, J.)