270 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ARB-775-2025(O&M)

Date of Decision: 21.01.2026 PAWAN AND COMPANY ....Petitioner(s)

Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Mr. Arjun Dhaliwal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Vinish Singla, Advocate, for the respondents.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI , J. (Oral)

1. Short reply filed by the respondents is taken on record.

2 The present petition has been filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) praying for appointment of an independent Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes and differences between the parties.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that there exists an agreement (Annexure P-4) between the parties, which contains an arbitration clause i.e. Clause 70. He submitted that a dispute arose between the parties with regard to the aforesaid agreement and thereafter, a notice was issued to the respondents vide Annexure P-13 dated 19.09.2024 invoking the aforesaid clause but the same was not responded to by the respondents and therefore, the present application has