JUDGMENT

Jyoti Singh, J. (Oral)--Present petition has been filed by the Petitioner under Section 14(1)(a) and 14(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act') seeking inter alia termination of the mandate of Sh. H.K. Jaggi, learned Sole Arbitrator appointed to adjudicate the disputes between the parties and in the alternative to direct the said Arbitrator to pass the award within one month, in the interest of justice.

2. The chronology of dates and events shows that disputes arose between the parties pertaining to an agreement dated 18.06.1999, executed between them. Disputes having arisen, Sh. H.K. Jaggi, Advisor (L&A), Railway Board was appointed as a Sole Arbitrator on 06.08.2001. On 09.10.2002, the learned Sole Arbitrator passed the award in favour of the Petitioner, which was challenged by the Respondents under Section 34 of the Act in O.M.P. No.46/2003. The petition was dismissed by this Court vide judgment dated 14.12.2005. The judgment was challenged by the Respondents in an appeal being FAO(OS) 602-603/2006. Vide judgment dated 06.08.2007, the Division Bench remanded the matter back to the Sole Arbitrator and thereafter parties wer