S.N.AGARWAL Vs. CENTRAL COALFIELDS LIMITED

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Shri A.K. Sahani, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ananda Sen, learned counsel for the respondent CCL. With the consent of the parties, this application is being disposed of at the stage of admission.

(2.) PRAYER in this writ application, as made by the petitioner, is for quashing the order dated 28th February 2002 (Annexure -20) purported to be an Award passed by the Arbitrator (Respondent No. 4) on the dispute referred to him in respect of the petitioner's claim for money against the respondent CCL.

(3.) PURSUANT to the aforesaid direction by this court, the petitioner raised his claim before the respondent no. 3 for payment of the total specified amount. However, the respondent no. 3 raised a dispute as to the amount claimed by the petitioner. In order to resolve the dispute, the respondent no. 2 appointed the respondent no. 4, a retired Executive Officer of the respondent CCL, as the sole Arbitrator to decide the dispute regarding the claim in respect of the four works awarded to the petitioner.