V. RAMKUMAR, J.

1. In this appeal filed under S.37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act” for short), the appellant who was the petitioner in O.P. (Arbitration) No.1 of 2011 on the file of the District Court, Lakshadweep, challenges the order dated 13.10.2011 passed by the said Court dismissing the interlocutory application (I.A.No.157 of 2011) filed by the appellant n the said O.P.

THE BACKGROUND FACTS

2. The first respondent is the Union Territory of Lakshadweep represented by its Administrator at Kavaratti. The 2nd respondent is the Director of Tourism, Union Territory of Lakshadweep, Kavaratti. The 3rd respondent is the Society for Promotion of Recreational Tourism and Sports (SPORTS), Kavaratti, represented by its Managing Director.

The facts leading to this appeal are as follows:-

1996:R3 invited global tenders for the running of a twenty bed tourism resort at Agatti Island called Agatti Island Beach Resort (AIBR). The appellant (Muthukoya Thoopiyakal) who belongs to the Scheduled Tribe and who is an islander hailing from the Amini Island of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, was the successful bidder.

1.11.1996:Ext.A1 registered lease deed was