Lokeshwar Prasad, J.

( 1 ) THE Executive Engineer, Development Division No. 2of the Delhi Development Authority (hereinafter REFERRED TO as the DDA ) invited tenders for the work titled "construction of 504 MIG houses in Block -R (Uttari) at Pitam Pura including internal development (balance work)". The petitioner/objector had tendered for the said work at 91. 9% above the estimated cost i. e. for Rs 1,48,91,920. 60. The tender of the petitioner/ objector was accepted by the Delhi Development Authority and the contract was awarded to the petitioner/objector by the Delhi Development Authority vide letter No. 54 (718)/dd-11/dda/3412 dated the 6th October, 1982. The date of the start of the work was 16. 10. 82 and the work was to be completed within a period of 12 months.

( 2 ) AN agreement No. 36/ee/dd. II/dda/82-83 was executed between the petitioner/objector and the respondent Delhi Development Authority containing an arbitration clause (clause 25 of the agreement ).

( 3 ) DURING the currency of the work, disputes arose between the petitioner/objector and the respondent DDA, which were REFERRED TO the sole arbitration of Sh. O. P. Mittal by the Engineer member Delhi Development Au

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