(1.) Petitioner seeks appointment of an Arbitrator under Sec. 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in terms of the agreement dtd. 14/12/2018. The arbitration clause stipulates reference to the dispute to a sole arbitrator.
(2.) Learned counsel for respondent submits that without prejudice to their defence, they have no objection to appointment of a sole arbitrator.
(3.) Since the parties are agreeable to reference of their disputes to arbitration, the petition is allowed.