IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Arbitration Application No. 11 of 2010 Vinay Kumar Windlass and others ……… Applicants. Versus The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. and others .……. Respondents. Mr. Pulak Raj Mullick, Advocate for the applicants. Mr. V.B.S. Negi, Asstt. S.G. (Govt. of India) for the respondents. Date of Judgment: 03.09.2010 BARIN GHOSH, C.J. (ORAL) The parties to the application are not disputing that a dispute has arisen in between the parties in relation to an agreement or in connection therewith, whereby and under, the parties have agreed that such disputes would be sorted out by taking recourse to arbitration to be conducted by the Managing Director of respondent No. 1 or his nominee. There is also no dispute that the dispute was referred to the Managing Director of respondent No. 1, who has nominated respondent No. 3 as the sole Arbitrator. The reference was made on 20th November 2007, but the dispute has not yet been resolved. It appears that the pleadings have been completed before respondent No. 3. 2. In view of what has been stated above, the application is disposed of with a request to respondent No. 3 to finally conclude the arbitration proceedings pending before him within a period of 4 months from the date of service of a copy of this order upon the said respondent. (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 03.09.2010 Amit