M. SUNDAR
J. Vivek – Appellant
Versus
Big Laundry Services Private Ltd. , Represented by Kumaraguru Seshadri, Director, Kanchipuram – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer; Arbitration Original Petition filed under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 praying to appoint Mrs.R.J.Radhika, Advocate, High Court, Madras as sole arbitrator on behalf of the parties to resolve the dispute in terms of the Franchise Agreement dated 25.02.2019 between the petitioner and the respondents.)
1. This order will now dispose of the captioned matter.
2. This order has to be read in conjunction with and in continuation of earlier proceedings made in the previous listing on 24.08.2022, which reads as follows:
'Captioned 'Arbitration Original Petition' [hereinafter 'Arb OP' for the sake of convenience and clarity] has been presented in this Court on 10.08.2022 under Section 11(5) of 'The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Act No.26 of 1996)' [hereinafter referred to as 'A and C Act' for the sake of convenience, clarity and brevity] with a prayer for appointment of sole Arbitrator.
2. Mr.Vigneshwar Elango, learned counsel on record for two petitioners submits that the captioned Arb OP is predicated on clause 14.2 in an 'agreement captioned 'FRANCHISE AGREEMENT' and dated 25.02.2019' [hereinafter 'primary contract' for
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