IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:14.01.2026 Flipspaces Technology Pvt. Ltd.

......Petitioner Versus Indo Nippon Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Mr. Shubhnit Hans, Advocate for the petitioner.

None for the respondent.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI J.(Oral)

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

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that a valid agreement was entered into between the parties, in which there exists a clause pertaining to reference of disputes to the Arbitral Tribunal under Clause No.18. He submitted that since the matter was not resolved between the parties, the petitioner invoked the aforesaid arbitration clause and proposed the name of a sole arbitrator on its behalf by issuance of a notice dated 01.04.2025 (Annexure P-3). In response to the aforesaid notice, a reply was received from the respondent, wherein the respondent stated that it does not agree with the name proposed by the petitioner and furt