JUDGMENT :- The respondent herein M/s. Rishi Raj and Company filed an application in the Court of the Subordinate Judge, 1st Class, Delhi, under Section 20 of the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) for referring certain disputes between the respondent and the appellant to arbitration of the arbitrator named in the agreement dated 5-11-1963. According to the averments in the application, the Regional Director (Food), Northern Region, had issued an invitation to tender dated 21-9-1963 for the appointment of loading/unloading and transport contractors at Government of India Godowns and Railway Heads at Agra. The tender submitted by the respondent was accepted by the Government by its letter of acceptance dated 11-10-1963. The respondent commenced the work but before the work was completed and before the expiry of the period of the contract, the Regional Director (Food) cancelled the contract on 25-6-1964. The Regional Director further claimed a sum of Rs. 21,314.15 paise from the respondent by way of damages and loss alleged to have been sustained by the Government as a result of getting the work completed by other contractors. The respondent re