Devinder Gupta, J.

( 1 ) THE appeal has arisen against an order passed on 21. 3. 1996 by learned Single Judge of this Court allowing the respondent s application under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 (hereinafter REFERRED TO to as "the Act") and appointing Shri D. B. Chachad, Engineer, residening at A/1297,safderjung Enclave, New Delhi as an arbitrator with direction to him to enter upon reference, to hold arbitration proceedings at Patiala and make his award in accordance with law.

( 2 ) ONE of the grounds, which was raised by the appellant before the learned Single Judge and has also been raised in this appeal is the jurisdiction of the Court at Delhi to entertain and decide the application under Section 20 of the Act.

( 3 ) THE undisputed facts are that the appellants invited open tenders for the work discribed as "provision of street lightening in the D. C. W. Colony Patiala". The aforementioned tenders were invited by Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer, D. C. W. Patiala. The tenders were submitted at Patiala. Contract was also awarded to the respondent at Patiala and the same was also to be executed at Patiala. Payments were also released at Patiala. Even under the terms

Click Here to Read the rest of this document