JUDGMENT

Suresh Kumar Kait, J. - The above captioned three petitions have been filed under the provisions of Section 11 of the arbitration and Conciliation act, 1996 seeking appointment of sole arbitrator.

2. Pertinently, parties to these petitions are common and the subject matter of these petitions is also common, therefore, with the consent of learned Senior Counsel for the parties, these petitions have been heard together and are being disposed of vide this common judgment.

3. Learned Senior Counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner in the above captioned petitions [aRB.P. 111/2022 & aRB.P. 112/2022] is a joint venture company between New Delhi Centre for Sight ('NDCFS') and respondent Nos.1 and 2, incorporated under provisions of the Companies act 1956. NDCFS is a company founded by Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev, an eminent ophthalmologist, and Padma Shri awardee, as a leading eye care provider in India.

4. Petitioner in (aRB.P. 203/2022) is a wholly owned subsidiary of New Delhi Centre for Sight ('NDCFS') and is engaged in the business of providing pharma, optical and other related products at the eye care centres owned/run by NDCFS. The said petitioner also provides pharma, optica