( 1 ) THE petitioner contractor has filed this petition under Section 14 of the Arbitration Act requiring respondent No. 2, arbitrator, to file the award and the depositions made by the parties before him in this court for further proceedings at required by law.

( 2 ). In compliance with the notice issued by this court in this petition, the arbitrator respondent No. 2, had filed the award and the depositions in this court. After the filing of the award in court notice of the filing of the award was served on the petitioner and respondent No. 1. Objections under Sections 30 and 33 of the Arbitration Act read with Section 41 of Indian Arbitration Act on behalf of respondent No. 1 (I. A. 157/87) along with an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act read with Section 41 of the Arbitration Act for condonation of delay (IA 158/87) in filing IA 157/87 were filed. IA 158/87 was allowed by this court on 29th September, 1988 and the objections were taken on record. No objections have been filed within the statutory period on behalf of the petitioner.

( 3 ). The necessary facts in filing this suit and I A 157/87 are : The petitioner was given the work of increasing the