JUDGMENT

Neena Bansal Krishna, J. A Petition Arb. P. NO. 790/2020 under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) has been filed for appointment of a sole Arbitrator. A separate petition No.OMP(I)(Comm) 324/2020 under Section 9 of the Act has been filed against the respondent as well as against Army Welfare Housing Organization (hereinafter referred to as AWHO) for attachment of amount of Rs.2,58,03,143/- lying in the hands of AWHO who is indebted to pay the amount in order to enable the respondent to release the amount in favour of the petitioner.

2. The facts in brief, are that AWHO had awarded the work of construction of Twin Tower residential accommodation at Greater Noida, to the respondent vide CA No. AWHO/G.Noida/16/2010 dated 11.03.2011 (hereinafter referred to as Project). AWHO vide its Letter no. E/03002/CA16-2010/GND-PH-IV/597/AWHO dated 16.11.2011 approved the petitioner as "Specialist Firm" for carrying out electrification works in the said Project.

3. The respondent had awarded the Work Order for electrical works in the said Project exclusively to the petitioner vide Letter No. SPCL/AWHO/WO_ELE/08 dated 19.12.