ORDER:

Heard Mr. Chirag Sharma, learned counsel represents Ms. Shraddha Gupta, learned counsel for the applicant and Ms. Aishwarya Rao, learned counsel represents Mr. M.V. Pratap Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. By order dated 17.04.2026, this Court proposed to appoint Sri Justice P. Naveen Rao, a former Acting Chief Justice of this Court, as an independent Arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the parties. The order dated 17.04.2026 is extracted hereunder for easy reference:

“Learned counsel Ms. Shraddha Gupta appears for the applicant.

Learned counsel Sri C.Naren Sai, representing learned counsel Sri M.V.Pratap Kumar, appears for the respondent.

The parties have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding dated 23.09.2024, which contains an arbitration clause. The applicant has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court after issuing notice dated 09.01.2026 upon the respondent to which the respondent has also furnished reply not disputing existence of the dispute, but proposing the name of a different arbitrator. Therefore, the applicant has approached this Court for appointment of an independent arbitrator under Section 11 (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliati