( 1 ) THE contract between the parties which contained clause was brought to an end by the plaintiff. The other acted upon the representations made by the plaintiff in his Both the sides treated the contract as concluded and having been terminated. Even in such a situation much time after the termination of the contract can a dispute which may fall within the scope of arbitration clause be referred to an arbitrator as claimed by the plaintiff? This is the question which is required to be answered in this first appeal filed by the original plaintiff who had filed an application under sec. 20 of the Arbitration Act and whose application has been rejected by the trial court.

( 2 ) THE facts in brief leading to this appeal are as follows:the Railway Administration invited tenders some time in April 1973 for the construction work for building additional accommodation in Railway Staff College at Baroda. The plaintiff appellant herein filled in the tender and the same was accepted and the parties entered into an Agreement No. Ds/22 dated 21/06/1973 The plaintiff commenced work on 22/06/1973 It is not disputed that the work was closed on 19/10/1974 and thereafter in Decembe