PANJAB UNIVERSITY STAFF (HOMES) PROVISION ASSOCIATES COOPERATIVE HOUSE BUILDING SOCIETY LIMITED (PUSHPAC) Vs. NANU RAM GOEL AND ANOTHER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant-Society is aggrieved of the dismissal of the objections filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as '1996 Act'), whereby, the award dated 16.06.2012 passed by the Arbitrator was sought to be set aside on various grounds, including the ground that the order appointing the Arbitrator was not passed by the competent Court.

(2.) Briefly stated, the material facts, giving rise to the present petition are as follows :

(3.) The application was contested by the petitioner. Issues were thus, framed by the Civil Judge and evidence was led by both the parties before him. However, before the application could be disposed of by the Civil Judge on 17.9.2003 a notification was issued by the Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court, whereby in suppression of the earlier scheme, published on 19.12.1996, a fresh scheme under the Act was framed. Paragraph 3 of the said scheme provided that request for appointment of Arbitrator, wherein the value of the subject-matter did not exceed 25 lac rupees shall be dealt with by the District Judge, whereas the request for appointment of Arbitrator involving the subject-matter exceeding 25 lac rupees shall be dealt with by the Chief Justice himself or he may designate any Judge of the High Court for this purpose, by a general or special order.