JUDGMENT

Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, C.J. - The present Arbitration Application has been filed under Section 11(6) the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (''the Act' for short), for appointment of the sole Arbitrator.

2. According to the learned counsel for the applicant, the applicant is the contractor who undertakes government contracts for supplying material/goods in relation to contracts entered with the Government and the Semi-Government Organization.

3. The respondent, the Cantonment Board, had invited tenders for "repair and maintenance of roads" in the year 2016. Consequently, the applicant had submitted his rates for the work on 15.11.2016. By order dated 30.03.2017, the said tender was accepted by the respondent. Therefore, the work order contract was issued on 06.04.2017.

4. According to the work order contract, it was agreed that the respondent shall make payments within the time stipulated under the agreement. Moreover, the respondent was under the duty to clear all the bills of the applicant within 18 days' after which the amounts had become due.

5. According to the applicant, despite the fact that the work order was completed with utmost satisfaction, no payments were r