C.Praveen Kumar, J.

The termination of the mandate of the Arbitrator due to non-completion of the arbitration proceedings within the time fixed by the High Court, is the subject matter of challenge in the present case.

2. Heard Sri S.Ravi, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Sri M.V.Pratap Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri Sandeep Sharma, for Sri B.Chandrsen Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

3. By an order dated 29.12.2017, the Judge, Commercial Court-cum-XXIV Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, while terminating the mandate of the arbitrator directed the parties to approach the Hon'ble High Court for appointment of an arbitrator, under Section 15 (2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short "the Arbitration Act"). Assailing the same, the petitioners herein initially filed an appeal under Section 13 (1) of the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015 (for short "the Commercial Courts Act") on 05.03.2018 after obtaining a certified copy of the Order. Though the appeal was numbered, but realizing that an appeal will not lie against the said