IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.7103 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 04.12.2009 M/s Vijay Kumar Mahesh Kumar Const.Co. .....Petitioner versus Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board & ors. ......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.P.S.Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner has some arbitral dispute with the Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board-respondent No.1. The matter was earlier referred to respondent No.3-the sole Arbitrator. Thereafter, the Arbitrator was changed by the Managing Director on the ground that the Superintending Engineer with Current Duty Charge, cannot act as an Arbitrator. One K.Swara, Director (P&D) (respondent No.4) in the Head Office was accordingly appointed as new Arbitrator vide the order dated 1.4.2009. The Managing Director appears to have now obtained a fresh legal advice and pursuant thereto, has passed yet another order dated C.R. No.7103 of 2009 (O&M) 2 15.10.2009 (Annexure P-11) saying that even an acting Superintending Engineer is also competent to conduct the arbitration proceedings. The previous order dated 1.4.2009 has been consequently superseded, but no new Arbitrator has been appointed. In these circumstances, this revision petition is disposed of with a direction to the Managing Director of the Board to take immediate necessary steps in accordance with law and in terms of his order dated 15.10.2009, within two weeks from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 04-12-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE