( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Sections 14 and 17 of the Arbitration Act.

( 2 ) THE petitioner was awarded the work of construction of 396 LIG DUs at Pitampura Pocket-W (Poorvi) including internal service for which an agreement No. 24/ee/cdi/80-81 was executed between the parties. Disputes arose between the parties. In accordance with the order dated 11. 2. 1991 based in OMP 96/88 the respondent No. 2 was appointed as an arbitrator. The award has been published on 26. 12. 1992. The save having been filed in the court, the respondent DDA has submitted several objections in writing. The objections have been contested by filing a reply by the petitioner who has supported the award on all counts.

( 3 ) THERE were ten claims made by the petitioner. There were five counter claims and two additional claims made by the DDA. On all the heads the findings of the Arbitrator are in favour of the petitioner.

( 4 ) THE substance of the objections preferred by the respondent DDA is that the arbitrator has assumed jurisdiction over such matters as were not capable of either being referred to arbitration or of being adjudicated upon by the arbitrator and in doing so the arbitrator has