JUDGMENT :

1. The instant arbitration application has been filed under Sections 10 & 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 claiming the following reliefs :

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2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the parties are bound by Arbitration Clause i.e. Clause 23 of the Conditions of Contract (Agreement for Civil Construction Works – General Rules and Directions for the Guidance of Contractors), which is reproduced as hereunder:-

“Clause 23.-If any question, difference or objection whatsoever shall, arise in any way in connection with or arising out of this instrument or the meaning of operation of any part thereof or the rights, duties or liabilities of either par