ORDER

Chandra Dhari Singh, J. (Oral)--The instant petition under Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act 1996") has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking termination of the mandate of the sole arbitrator appointed by the Delhi International Arbitration Centre vide notice dated 16th June, 2022 referred by the MSME Council in Case No. DL/10/M/SWC/00031.

2. The brief facts leading to the present petition are that the petitioner is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and its functioning includes procurement, transmission and supply of electricity within the State of Uttar Pradesh.

3. On earlier occasion, distribution and transmission of electrical energy was in the hands of U. P. State Electricity Board (UPSEB), a statutory body constituted under Section 5 of the Electricity Supply Act, 1948. With the expansion of the generation unit, a government company namely, Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956. It was wholly owned by the State of Uttar Pradesh. Thereafter a major reform was introduced by promulgation of the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Reforms