JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Arbitration Original Petition filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 praying to appoint a Sole Arbitrator to resolve the dispute between the petitioner and the respondent under Clause 17 of the Agreement, dated August 28, 2014.)

1. This Original Petition has been filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, for appointment of a Sole Arbitrator to resolve the dispute between the petitioner and the respondent under Clause 17 of the Agreement, dated August 28, 2014.

2. Brief facts which gave rise to the filing of the above Original Petition are stated hereunder:

(a) The petitioner-Company is incorporated under the Companies, Act, 1956 (for short, ‘Act 1996’). The Company is in the business of manufacturing auto-parts and automobile components. The Company, apart from the score of its business operations, owns a cricket team by name India Pistons Cricket Club (for short, ‘IPCC’) and the IPCC plays in the divisional league within the State of Tamil Nadu.

(b) The respondent is a professional cricket player.

(c) The petitioner-Company offered employment to the respondent in the rank of Senior Executive-Finance and