P. C. JAIN, J.

( 1 ) THE appellants-defendant has filed this appeal under Sec. 39 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 (for short the Act) against the judgment and decree passed by the learned- Addl. Distt. Judge No. 2, Jodhpur dated 15-1-96 in Civil Misc. Case No. 227/95.

( 2 ) THE dispute raised in this appeal is very short. The relevant facts are that a contract agreement No. CE/b/j/jodh/45/84 ,was executed between the parties of store accommodation at Banar, Jodhpur. The above agreement contained a provision for reference of the disputes arising between the parties in connection with the above work to an arbitrator. A dispute regarding water charges arose between the parties. , The dispute was referred to Shri S. G. Mahajan, the Sole Arbitrator. After hearing the parties, the Sole Arbitrator gave his award on 16-2-93. The notice of making the award was given by the arbitrator to the plaintiff-respondent. Under the above award, the arbitrator awarded a sum of Rs. 3,77,959/- to the respondent No. 1. He also awarded interest. However, no dispute has been raised regarding the interest. The appellant-defendant raised certain objections before the learned District Judge when the pro