1. In this petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act? in short), the petitioner has sought the following reliefs:-

“(i) Allow the present application and confirm the appointment of Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.C. Chopra (Retd.), Ld. Arbitrator on behalf of the petitioner to resolve the disputes between the parties; and/or

(ii) Pass a direction for appointment of a Presiding Arbitrator to preside over the Arbitral Tribunal; and

(iii) Pass a direction cancelling the appointment of Shri Amiya Kumar Mohanty, FIE by the Institute of Engineers (India) as the nominated arbitrator on behalf of the petitioner company;

(iv) Pass such other or further order(s) as this Court deems fit and proper in the facts of the present case.”

Facts:

2. It is the case of the petitioner that it had entered into an agreement with the respondent for civil works of power house, transformers and butterfly valve caverns and switchyard of Teesta-VI Hydroelectric Project, Sikkim and other contract for civil works for various tunnels viz. main access tunnels, ventilation tunnels, escape tunnels, bus duct tunnels, pressure tunnels, tail race tunnels and twin head race tunnels from R.D