JUDGMENT

1. The present batch of Petitions has been filed under Section 11 (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as „the Arbitration Act‟) for appointment of the Arbitrator to adjudicate on the disputes which have arisen between the parties under various Maintenance Agreements.

2. The Petitioner herein, which is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the Delhi Apartment Ownership Act, 1984 is concerned with the maintaining the common areas and services in Som Dutt Chamber-1, Bhikaji Cama Place, Delhi- 110066 (hereinafter referred to as „the Building‟). The Respondent in each of the Petition is the flat owner in the Building. For the sake of convenience, each of the flat owner in the Petitions tagged shall be collectively referred to as Respondents as the batch of Petitions are being disposed of by way of a common judgment.

3. The facts of the case reveal that the Respondents entered into Maintenance Agreements with M/s Bhikaji Maintenance Combine (hereinafter referred to as „the BMC‟), whereby the Respondents agreed to pay the maintenance charges for the proper maintenance of Common Areas of the Building, including i