JUDGMENT :

N. Kotiswar Singh, J.

1. Arbitration Petition Nos.12, 13 and 14 of 2022 are taken up together and disposed of by this common order as common issues are involved in the above referred three petitions.

2. The petitioners in these petitions are one and the same, and so are the respondents.

3. By these applications, the petitioner is seeking appointment of an arbitrator for resolution of the dispute which has arisen between the parties by invoking Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”).

4. The petitioner in each of these petitions is a company primarily engaged in the business of engineering, procurement and construction projects as well as supply projects in the fields like power, industrial plant, infrastructure etc.

5. The Respondent in every petition is the Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd. (herein after referred as “JKSPDC”) which is a company established by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir primarily responsible for execution, completion, operation and maintenance of all power stations and power projects of the State now Union Territory.

6. The Respondent invited bids for electrifying the habi