ORDER :

1. Heard learned advocate Mr.Rushabh H. Shah for the applicant and learned advocate Mr.Nisarg Desai with Mr.Devarsh Trivedi for Gandhi Law Associates for the respondent no.1, who appears on advance copy.

2. This is an application under Section 29A (4) read with Sub-section (5) read with Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 (for short “the Arbitration Act”). It is stated in the application that a reference was made by the Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Facilitation Council to the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce Alternative Dispute Resolution Center under Section 18(3) of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Act, 2006. Pursuant to the reference made by the Council, Mr.Amal Dhru was appointed as a Sole Arbitrator in the year 2018.

3. The Arbitral proceedings are conducted as under:-

“i. Submission of statement of claim: on or before 01st January, 2019;

ii. Reply to statement of claim & Counter claim, if any: on or before 9th February, 2019;

iii. Rejoinder/reply to counter claim, if any: on or before 23rd February, 2019;

iv. Rejoinder to reply in case if there is any counter claim: on or before 9th March, 2019;

v. Suggested issues along with admission a