JUDGMENT

Suraj Govindaraj, J. - The Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the appointment of a sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the parties under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) .

2. The brief facts are as follow.

2.1. The Deputy Commissioner, Ballari vide his letter No.BATF:05:2010-11 dated 31.08.2010 had called upon various mining companies to undertake the construction of about 12 kilometres road from Sandur town to Sri Kumaraswamy temple for convenience and benefit of the public at large.

2.2. The said call was accepted by the Petitioner as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In furtherance thereof, the Petitioner received contributions from other participating mining lessees and other companies for the said road construction project. The Petitioner on behalf of all participating mining lessees and contributing companies awarded the contract of the construction of the said road to the Respondent herein.

2.3. One other contributor to the project namely JSW Steel Limited had through its civil project department discussed with the respondent contractor about the scope of work, bill of quantities as also draf