IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:09.03.2026 M/S Dalip Singh Adhikari ......Petitioner Versus M/S New India Assurance Co. Ltd.

......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Mr. Vineet Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner (through V.C.).

Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Siddheshwar Hans, Advocate, Mr. Deepak Goyat, Advocate and Ms. Vaishnavi Sikka, Advocate for the respondent.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI J.(Oral)

1. The present is a petition filed under Section 11 (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), seeking appointment of a sole arbitrator in the present case.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner appearing through V.C. submitted that the respondent is an insurance company and there are terms and conditions of the agreement between the parties, which have been annexed along with the present petition as Annexure P-4, wherein an arbitration clause is contained in paragraph No.7 providing that a dispute pertaining to the quantum is to be referred to a sole Arbitrator and if the parties do not agree upon a single Arbitrator within 30 days then an Arbitral Tribunal c