IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:26.02.2026 Sandeep Kumar ......Petitioner Versus Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

.....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Ms. Ankita Ahuja, Advocate and Mr. Jagdeep Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Naveen Batra, Advocate for the respondent.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI J.(Oral)

1. The present is a petition filed under Section 11 (5) and (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), seeking appointment of an independent Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes and differences which have arisen between the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is an agreement dated 18.12.2019 (Annexure A-2) between the petitioner and the respondent, which contains an arbitration clause. Vide Article-1, the documents which shall constitute the contract documents would be the contract itself, tender documents as defined in the General Instructions to tenderers and Letter of Acceptance. Vide Article-4, jurisdiction has been defined, wherein it is so provided by way of a non-obstante clause that any and all actions and proceedin