247 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ARB-411-2025 Date of decision: 17.11.2025 MONIKA NARANG AND ANOTHER ...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS DAKSHIN HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM AND ANOTHER ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Mr. Gaurav Arora, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Prince Singh, Advocate for the respondents.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 11 (6, 7, 8) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), seeking appointment of an independent Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes and differences which have arisen between the parties pertaining to a lease deed entered into between the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there was a lease deed between the petitioners and the respondents, whereby the premises of the petitioners were given on rent to the respondents and the aforesaid lease deed (Annexure P-1) was duly executed and signed by all the parties. He further submitted that Clause No.5(a) of the aforesaid lease deed contains a valid arbitration clause, which provides that in case of any dispute, difference or