Ranjeet Singh and Company (M/s.) v. HP State Electricity Board Ltd and Another

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2018 Supreme(Online)(HP) 3330

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
Shri N.K. Thakur, ACJ
Ranjeet Singh and Company (M/s.) v. HP State Electricity Board Ltd and Another

Table of Content
1. application for arbitrator appointment and termination. (Para 1 , 3)
2. respondent's failure to respond to petition. (Para 2)
3. court's review of previous arbitrator appointments. (Para 4 , 5)
4. provisions for termination of arbitrator's mandate. (Para 6 , 7 , 9)
5. neutrality of arbitrators as per amendments. (Para 8 , 10)
6. mandate termination under s.14 and s.15. (Para 11 , 12)
7. appointment of new arbitrator and order concluded. (Para 13 , 14)

1. By way of instant application filed under S.14 and S.15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (in short "the Act"), a prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioner, to terminate the mandate of the Arbitrator and appoint independent and impartial Arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute inter - se parties.

2. Despite repeated opportunities, respondents have failed to file reply to the petition. Vide order dated 10.7.2018, this Court while granting two weeks' time as last opportunity to file reply, had made it clear that in case reply is not filed on or before the next date of hearing, right to file the same shall be deemed to have been closed and matter shall be decided on the basis of material adduced on record