ORDER :

The applicant is M/s Indu Eastern Province Projects Private Ltd., represented by its director, and the respondent is the Telangana Housing Board (for short ‘THB’) (Formerly Andhra Pradesh Housing Board), represented by its Vice Chairman and Housing Commissioner.

2. The present application is filed under Section 11(5) and (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short ‘the Act’) read with the Scheme for Appointment of Arbitrators 1996, as framed by the Telangana High Court, Hyderabad, seeking to appoint an Arbitrator on behalf of the respondent under Clause 20.2 of the Development Agreement – cum – GPA, who would in turn, appoint the Presiding Arbitrator, along with the Arbitrator nominated by the applicant, to resolve the disputes between the applicant and the respondent, arising out of the agreement dated 22.03.2006, and to pass an award in accordance with law.

3. The case of the applicant, as stated in the arbitration application is that, the respondent – THB, called for tenders for development of a residential and commercial project over an extent of land admeasuring Acs.50.00, belonging to THB, situated in Sy.No.22(P) of Bandlalguda, 117 and 127/1 of Tattiann