230 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***

ARB-163-2026 Date of Decision: 10.04.2026 S.K. Construction Company .... Applicant Versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Mr. Ankur Gupta, Advocate for the applicant.

Ms. Shruti, AAG, Punjab.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI , J . (ORAL)

1. The present application 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 Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes which have arisen between the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that there was a work order issued by the respondents to the applicant which was in the nature of a Contract. The said work order contains a valid arbitration clause i.e. Clause 25 which provides that for original contract of the value upto (cid:0) 5 crores, the matter shall be referred to a Sole Arbitration of the Superintending Engineer of the concerned circle of Public Works Department, Buildings and Roads Branch acting as such at the time of reference unless debarred from acting as an Arbitrator by an orde