O R D E R

This Arbitration Original Petition has been filed seeking to set aside the award passed by the learned Arbitrator, Chennai dated 02.02.2022 in the Arbitration Case No.A.C.P (CNICA) No.2 of 2019.

2. Heard the learned counsels for the petitioner and respondent and perused the materials available on record.

Petition in brief:-

3. The petitioner and the respondent have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 01.06.2017 in connection with a project of the respondent’s school; the agreement was for six years; as per the Memorandum of Understanding, 500 students would be admitted into the programme on a fee of Rs.5,000/- each; however a dispute arose between the petitioner and the respondent with regard to the payments; since the Memorandum of Understanding contained an arbitration clause, a sole Arbitrator was appointed; during the arbitration proceedings, the respondent had filed an Application in I.A.No.1 of 2019 and challenged that the Memorandum of Understanding that it is insufficiently stamped; the then learned Arbitrator dismissed the application and proceeded with the arbitration; the said order was not challenged by the respondent; the Memorandum of Understanding has been