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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
PUNJAB AGRO FOODGRAINS CORPORATION LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
HARI OM RICE MILLS AND ANOTHER – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J.
1. The present is a Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking setting aside of the order dated 31.01.2026 (Annexure P-8) passed by learned Arbitrator vide which the application of the petitioner for additional evidence has been dismissed being not maintainable.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that an agreement was executed between the petitioner and respondent No.1, which contains a valid arbitration clause. Consequently, the arbitration proceedings started before learned Sole Arbitrator. By way of the procedural order dated 31.01.2026 (Annexure P-8), which is challenged in the present revision petition, learned Sole Arbitrator dismissed the petitioner's application seeking permission to adduce additional evidence by examining a witness from the Food Corporation of India (FCI). He further submitted that the respondent No.1, who is a rice miller, was obligated to convert paddy into rice and supply the same to the FCI. However, the FCI raised allegations that the supplied rice was Beyond Rejection Limit (BRL). Therefore, the petitioner, being the procurement agency, received a notice from t
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