IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

236 ARB-74-2023 Date of Decision: 13.01.2025 M/s Chandan Arvind Construction Company …Applicant Versus Executive Engineer, Amritsar and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Dheeraj Mahajan, Advocate for the applicant Mr. Gurpartap Singh Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab [assisted by Mr. Gurmit Singh, S.D.E. PWD (B&R), Amritsar]

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JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. Through instant application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short ‘1996 Act’), the applicant is seeking appointment of an Arbitrator.

2. Pursuant to tender, the bid of the applicant was accepted vide letter dated 23.04.2010 (Annexure P-1). A dispute erupted between the parties. There is an arbitration clause in the conditions of contract. The allotment of work, arbitration clause in conditions of contract and service of notice under Section 21 of 1996 Act is not disputed.

3. Learned State counsel submits that claim of the applicant is barred by limitation. In view of order dated 09.07.2024 of Supreme Court in Arbitration Petition (Civil) No.15 of 2023, Elfit Arabia and another v. Concept