( 1 ) THIS revision petition raises an important question of law with respect to the applicability of Section 69 (3) of the Indian Partnership Act to the proceedings which arise out of a filing of an Award by the Arbitrator. Admittedly there was a contract with the petitioner by Gas Authority of Indialimited, Vijaypur, Tahsil Raghogarh, District Guna (hereinafter referred to as GAILS) for horticulture work. After this agreement with the GAIL the petitioner entered into an agreement with the respondent for carrying out the said work of horticulture in GAIL. A dispute had arisen between the petitioner, on one hand, and the respondent, on the other, and the matter was referred to sole arbitrator Shri Padam Kumar Jain, Advocate, Guna, with the consent of both the parties. The Arbitrator after recording necessary evidence and hearing parties passed an Award on 6-12-93 and submitted it on 2-2-94 before the District Judge, Guna, for making the Award rule of the Court. Notices u/s. 14 (2) of Arbitration Act were issued by the District Judge whereupon an objection was filed by the petitioner with respect to the maintainability of the Award on 28-4-94. He also challenged the l