( 1 ) THE petitioner Sushil Ansal sole proprietor of the business ansal Construction Co. entered into contract with the Union of India at Lucknow relating to provision of flooring etc. in certain buildings at Kanpur. Disputes arose between the parties and Brig. V. N- Aggarwal was appointed as sole arbitrator to adjudicate upon the various disputes between the parties. He made his award 01 7th March, 1979. The petitioner filed the petition under Sections 14 and 17 of the Arbitration Act for filing for the award and proceedings in Court by the arbitrator and for making the same a rule of the Court. The jurisdiction of this Court is claimed on the basis that the arbitrator was appointed and he made the award at Delhi and that Union of India has its headquarters at Delhi.

( 2 ) THE arbitrator filed the award and the proceedings in this Court. Notice of the filing of the award was given to the parties but no objection was filed by any of the parties against the award. The Union of India, however, filed an application (I. A. No. 2304 of 1979) under Order 7 Rule 10 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure and Section 31 of the Arbitration Act alleging that that