B.P.GRIYAGHEY, J.

1. These two miscellaneous appeals and one civil revision have been heard together as they arise out of the same matter, and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Union of India is the appellant in both these appeals and petitioner in the civil revision application. Sri Ajit Ram Jain is the respondent in the two appeals and the opposite party in the civil revision. The said Ajit Ram Jain the respondent had entered into a contract with Union of India represented through Chief Engineer, Central Range, Nagpur on 11th January, 1971 for construction of some work at Gaya. One of the terms of the contract was that all disputes appertaining to the contract had to be settled by arbitration of a sole arbitrator to be appointed by the Engineer-in-Chief, Army Headquarters. On completion of the work, the contractor requested the Engineer-in-Chief, Army Headquarters, New Delhi to appoint an arbitrator and accordingly Brig. Jagdeo Singh was appointed the sole arbitrator. The arbitrator published his award on 29-1-1977 and a notice thereof was sent by the arbitrator to both the parties of the award. That notice was received by the said contractor Ajit Ram Jain