JUDGMENT

S.N. Variava, J.-Leave granted.

This Appeal is against a Judgment dated 18th May, 2000.

2. Briefly stated the facts are as follows:

The Appellant and the Respondents are family members who had disputes and differences in respect of the family businesses and properties. All the parties agreed to resolve their disputes and differences through one Mr. Pramod Kumar Khaitan. Subsequently, on 29th September, 1996 they agreed that the said Mr. Pramod Kumar Khaitan and one Mr. Sardul Singh Jain resolve their disputes. For the purposes of this Order we are not deciding whether these two persons acted as Arbitrators or Mediators. That is a matter of contention between the parties which we are, at present, not called upon to decide. For the purposes of this order we are presuming that the parties had agreed to the Arbitration of these two persons.

3. The parties made their respective claims before these two persons. All parties participated in the proceedings. On 6th October, 1996 an Award came to be passed by the said Mr. Pramod Kumar Khaitan and Mr. Sardul Singh Jain.

4. On 22nd December, 1997 the 1st Respondent filed an Application in the Calcutta High Court for setting aside the Awar