1. This Original Petition is filed seeking appointment of an Arbitrator in the matter of disputes of the partnership firm "Events Fest" constituted by the petitioner and the respondent based on partnership deed 25.10.2013, which was dissolved on 31.12.2017.

2. Heard both sides.

3. The partnership firm was constituted by the petitioner and the respondent by a registered partnership deed dated 25.10.2013 for the purpose of carrying on, consulting and outsourcing work for marriages and organizing such other functions for its clients. In short, it is an Event Management Company. The parties also entered into an amendment deed dated 14.09.2017.

4. It is stated that since there were differences of opinion and incompatibility between the petitioner and the respondent, it was decided to dissolve the partnership firm with effect from 31.12.2017 and accordingly, a deed of dissolution was also executed on that date. After the execution of the dissolution deed, the respondent sent a legal notice dated 08.01.2018 to the petitioner demanding a sum of Rs. 50,00,000/- (Rupees fifty lakhs only). The said notice was also replied on 20.01.2018 by the petitioner.

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