JUDGMENT :

1. A challenge has been made to the order dated 20.07.2007 passed by the Court of learned District and Sessions Judge, Alwar (Raj.) (for short ‘the Appellate Court’) in Civil Misc. Appeal No. 142/2006 by which the application filed by the appellant under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short ‘the Act of 1996’) for setting aside the award dated 21.03.2006 has been dismissed.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant-Insurance Company submits that the respondent filed a complaint No. 274/2022 against the Insurance Company before the District Consumer Protection Forum, Alwar with the averments that in the night of 17.10.2001, certain goods having worth of Rs. 2,80,000/-was stolen from his shop. Learned counsel further submitted that said the shop was insured with the Insurance Company. The Insurance Company assessed the loss of stolen goods as Rs. 44,368/-which was not acceptable to the respondent. Looking to the provisions contained under the policy, the Presiding Officer of the District Consumer Protection Forum appointed one Advocate as an Arbitrator to settle the dispute arose between the parties. In pursuance of the directions issued by the Presi