Hon’ble Sudhir Agarwal, J.—Heard Sri Shashi Nandan, Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Prabhakar Dwivedi, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri K.R.Sirohi, Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Pankaj Dubey, learned counsel for opposite party and perused the record.

2. This transfer application has been filed under Section 24 C.P.C., seeking transfer of non admitted Arbitration Appeal No. Nil of 2014 (Atul Gupta v. Amit Agarwal) pending in the Court of District Judge, Meerut to any other District Judge of any nearby District making allegations against Sri Amar Singh Chauhan, District Judge, Meerut. Paras 23 to 26 of the affidavit, filed in support of transfer application contain allegation, which read as under:

“23. That at about 3.30 p.m. the appeal filed under Section 37(2)(b) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by the respondent was taken up before the District Judge Meerut then the time was sought from the counsel for the applicant to file objection as in the said appeal the caveat of the applicant was already filed then in utter surprise the District Judge Meerut Sri Amar Singh Chauhan told to the counsel for the applicant to prepare the objection within 30 minutes so