This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking to appoint a Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes arisen between the petitioner and the respondents.
2. When the matter is taken up for final hearing, the learned counsel for parties jointly agreed that Mr.K.Balakrishnan, Chief Engineer (retired) may be appointed as the Sole Arbitrator.
3. In view of the aforesaid, I appoint Mr.K.Balakrishnan, Chief Engineer (retired) CPWD, No.896B - Max Worth Nagar, Sunnambu Kolathur, Kovilampakkam, Chennai-600 129 as the Sole Arbitrator to enter upon the reference and adjudicate the disputes inter se the parties and upon hearing them, pass an award as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of communication of the order. The venue of arbitration will be at Puducherry. The Arbitrator is at liberty to fix his remuneration.
4. The Original Petition is accordingly allowed, leaving the parties to bear their own costs.