IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:12.02.2026 M/s Care India Finvest Ltd.

......Petitioner Versus Yashpal and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Mr. Aneeshh Chhopra, Advocate for the petitioner.

None for the respondents.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI J.(Oral)

1. The present is a petition filed under Section 11 (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), seeking appointment of an arbitrator in the present case.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that a loan agreement was executed between the parties, which contains an arbitration clause at Clause 10.8 and the said agreement has been appended with the present petition as Annexure A-2. He further submitted that since a dispute arose between the parties, the petitioner served a notice through registered post upon the respondents on 04.02.2025 vide Annexure A-4 invoking the arbitration clause. In response thereto, a reply was filed by the respondents vide Annexure A-5, however, they did not take any steps for appointment of an Arbitrator. He further submitted that as per the arbitration clause, the Sol