(1.) This order will dispose of petitioner's application under Section 28 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 for extension of time for making the award where the last arbitration proceedings had taken place from 27.12.1989 to 29.12.1989.
(2.) Few brief facts to comprehend the controversy are that the contract of respondent No. 1 to carry out the work, namely, irrigation and drainage project in Iraq was accepted by Ministry of Industry and Mineral of Republic of Iraq. The respondent No. 1/contractor was authorized to appoint two sub-contractors, petitioner and M/s. Royal Construction Company who were appointed as subcontractors.
(3.) That the agreement between the respondent No. 1 and the petitioner as a sub contractor had an arbitration clause. As disputes arose in respect of work negotiated between the petitioner and respondent No. 1, an Arbitrator was appointed by respondent No. 1.