JUDGMENT - REDDY K. MADHAVA, C.J.: - This civil revision application is directed against the order of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Pune, dated 6-8-1984 in Misc. Application No. 138 of 1984. That was an application under section 8-B of the Arbitration Act, 1940 for the appointment of an Arbitrator. The State of Maharashtra, which was the opponent in the matter, in its say Exh. 9 contended that the Court of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Pune had no territorial jurisdiction to entertain the application. According to the State tenders were called for construction of a Hostel at Kolhapur. The applicant's tender have been accepted, the contract was signed on 11-4-1979 at Kolhapur, and the work was to be finished within 30 months expiring on 10-10-1981. A dispute having arisen with respect to such a contract, the applicant, respondent herein, invoking Clause 30 of the contract, called upon Superintending Engineer to arbitrate. The Superintending Engineer entered upon the arbitration. But in vie of the clarification letter dated 30-9-1983 issued by the Government to the Superintending Engineer not to proceed with the arbitration, the arbitrator closed the proceedings. The applic

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