Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J.

1. These petitions have been preferred under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging the Award dated 28th April, 2008 of Justice R.C. Chopra (retd.). Justice R.C. Chopra (retd.) was appointed as Arbitrator/Court Commissioner vide order dated 29th August, 2007 of the Division Bench of this Court in R.F.A. No. 48/2007. For expediency, the order dated 29th August, 2007 aforesaid is set out as herein below.

Appellant has placed on record an affidavit of Mr. T.R. Gupta, President of the Akhil Bhartiya Mahajan Sheromani Sabha whereby he has given his consent to the Court referring all the disputes to a Court Commissioner/Arbitrator of its choice as also for holding the election to the post of the President of Akhil Bhartiya Mahajan Sheromani Sabha and issue necessary directions in this regard. Mr. Razdan submits that though the affidavit, which has been filed, is of Mr. T.R. Gupta on behalf of the Sabha, he is also authorized to make the statement on behalf of Mr. Rajinder Motiyal also. Mr. Jagdish Raj Mahajan, who was a party before the learned Single Judge, has not raised any objection with regard to the reference to these di