Whether approved for reporting?

G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice.

The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes and differences which have arisen between the parties, as a consequence thereof, the petitioner was constrained to dissolve the partnership.

Relevant facts of the case leading to the filing of the present petition, may be noticed.

The petitioner and respondent are partners in the partnership firm namely “M/s Vidhyasha Pharmaceuticals” having its registered office at Mouja Johran Tehsil Nahan District Sirmaur and are engaged in the business of manufacturing pharmaceuticals products, medicines etc. The partnership firm was initially consisting of three partners, however, one of the partners, namely, Mr. Prakash Chand Bansal sought retirement on 06.01.2025. After the retirement of Mr. Prakash Chand Bansal, the petitioner was exclusively managing and operating the affairs of the Firm between the period 2015-2018, as the respondent was pursuing higher studies. The father of respondent i.e. Mr. Sushil Gupta (also known as Surender Kumar Gupta) wa