( 1 ) THE Principal Secretary to the government of Andhra Pradesh and two others assail the order of the Senior Civil judge, Cuddapah, dated 28-2-2000 in arbitration Application No. 1 of 1998 in this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the constitution of India. By the impugned order, the learned Senior Civil Judge, as nominee of the Chief Justice of the High Court of andhra Pradesh, as per the Scheme framed and published in Andhra Pradesh Gazette part II (Extraordinary), dated 24-7-1996, appointed a retired District Judge as sole arbitrator for the interpretation of the agreement conditions and resolving the disputes raised by the first respondent herein.

( 2 ) THE first respondent was entrusted with the work of construction of high-level bridge across the river Araniar and an agreement was entered into on 21-7-1993. The first respondent was asked to commence the work immediately on 21-7-1993, but he did not commence the work and, therefore, the contract was terminated on 25-5-1996. Aggrieved by the same, the first respondent preferred a writ petition being W. P. No. 13176 of 1996, which was dismissed on 21-7-1997. The first respondent, therefore, filed an arb