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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
ADITYA ASSOCIATES – Appellant
Versus
PHYSICS WALLAH LIMITED – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J.
1. The present Civil Revision Petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the judgment dated 12.09.2025 (Annexure P-6) passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Narnaul, vide which the order passed by the learned Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Narnaul dated 27.05.2025 (Annexure P-4) was set aside and the application filed by the respondent under Section 8 read with Section 5 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) was allowed.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner and the respondent entered into an agreement in the nature of a unit franchise agreement vide Annexure P-7 dated 01.11.2022 and by way of the aforesaid agreement, the respondent which is the main company had given a franchisee to the petitioner for the purpose of coaching etc. There were number of conditions forming part of the agreement, which were binding upon both the parties. He submitted that the aforesaid unit franchise agreement also contains an arbitration clause under Article XXVIII, Clause 4, which provides that any and all disputes arising o
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