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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN SHARMA
R.B. Enterprises – Appellant
Versus
Himachal Pradesh State Civil Supply Corporation Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ranjan Sharma, J.
1. Petitioner [Avneet Goyal proprietor of M/s R.B. Enterprises], has come up, before this Court, seeking the following reliefs:-
“The time limit for completing the Arbitration proceedings in Arbitration case titled M/s R.B. Enterprises vs. Himachal Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation being Arbitration Case No. 2 of 2022 pending before the learned Arbitrator Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Senior Advocate, may kindly be extended for a further period of six months or any other orders or directions which this Ld. Court may deem fit be passed in the interest of justice.”
FACTUAL MATRIX:
2. Case set up by Learned Counsel is that petitioner was awarded the work for supply of pulses as per Agreement dated 21.06.2016, entered inter se the petitioner and Respondent-Corporation. The agreement provided for arbitration, in case of any difference, inter se the petitioner and Respondent- Corporation. Since an inter se dispute arose, the petitioner filed an application before this Court i.e. Arbitration Case No.176 of 2022, whereby the Arbitrator was appointed on 04.11.2022 [Annexure P-1]. The Arbitrator commenced the arbitral proceedings on 23.12.2022 and the parties completed
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