( 1 ) THIS petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act" only) is with the prayer to restrain the respondent from discontinuing or disconnecting the supply of signals to the petitioner s cable network.

( 2 ) THE facts relevant for the disposal of this petition, briefly stated, are that the petitioner is running a cable distribution network under the name and style of m/s. World Vision at Model Town, Delhi. The respondent is a broadcaster providing various channels to the cable operators throughout the country. According to the petitioner in the year 2002 vide a Subscription Agreement dated 14. 2. 2002 he was provided transmission rights of various channels by respondent for the areas comprised of Model Town Phase I, II and III, MCD Colony and Water Supply colony, Delhi, subsequently, on his request the respondent agreed to extend his operations to the adjoining areas also consisting of Azad Pur, Adarsh Nagar, naniwala Bagh, Kewal Park, Suraj Nagar, Romeshwar Nagar, Jahangir puri, Delhi. An Agreement in this regard was entered into on 1. 1. 2003 which was operative from 1. 1. 2003 to 31-12. 2003. The pet