IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

112+233 FAO-5992-2023 (O&M)

Date of decision : 06.02.2025 Sanjay Gupta .....Appellant VERSUS Ashwani Kumar and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Present: Mr. Saksham Mahajan, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. Vivek Gupta, Advocate (through VC)

for the respondents.

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LAPITA BANERJI , J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal is filed under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘1996 Act’). Under challenge is the impugned judgment and order dated July 20, 2023, passed by the Additional District Judge, Chandigarh, in an application filed under Section 34 of the 1996 Act.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant submits that the arbitration agreement is forged and fabricated and no reliance can be placed thereupon. He submits that there was a previous award passed on May 18, 2001, by an Arbitral Tribunal consisting of five members. Challenging the award, an application under Section 34 of the 1996 Act was filed by the appellant herein. The learned Court, after hearing the application under Section 34 of the 1996 Act, dismissed the same. Challenging the