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

ARB-780-2025 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 10.04.2026 SRS Building Material Supplier .... Applicant Versus M/s S.B. Associates ..... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Mr. B.S. Tewatia, Advocate, for the applicant.

Mr. Akash Yadav, Advocate, for the respondent.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI , J . (ORAL)

1. The present application has been filed under Section 11 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 and differences which have arisen between the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that there was an Agreement executed between the applicant and the respondent which has been attached with the present application vide Annexure P-1 and the same is in the nature of a Sub-Contract Agreement dated 26.06.2018. The said agreement contains a valid arbitration clause i.e. Clause 11 which provides for reference of dispute to a Sole Arbitrator. He further submitted that since a dispute arose between the parties, the applicant has invoked the aforesaid arbitration c