Petition for Appointment of a Sole Arbitrator (India)
This template is used to file a petition before an Indian High Court for the court-appointed selection of a sole arbitrator when parties cannot agree on one. It is specifically designed for situations where a contract dispute has arisen, an arbitration clause exists, and one party has failed to respond to a notice for appointment.
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF A SOLE ARBITRATOR
Before the High Court at ……………….………………………. Civil Jurisdiction
In the matter of:
An application under section 11 of the said Act
In the matter of:
An Arbitration Agreement bearing in the Contract No…………………………………..dated ..................
And
In the matter of:
………………………………………………………………………………………….Petitioner
Versus ……………………………………………………………………………..Respondent
To
The Hon’ble Mr........
Chief Justice and His Companion Justices of the said Hon'ble Court
The petitioner named above most respectfully
Showeth:
1. Petitioner is engaged in building trade, having a good reputation.
2. By and under a agreement dated ........................... entered into with the respondent petitioner consented to construct and build specified, apartments for and on behalf of the respondent. The terms / conditions along with specifications will appear from the said agreement. Petitioner under took the work of building per terms of agreement and offered to handover possession of the completed work to the respondent.
3. The respondent on some pretext or the other did not take delivery of the apartments built by petitioner, and to pay the final bills of petitioner duly presented to the respondent.
4. The said agreement bearing a clause concerning that all controversies and disagreements shall be referred to an Arbitrator to be selected by the parties.
5. The controversies and disagreements have emerged between parties on or about No………………, petitioner requested the respondent to approve the selection of a sole Arbitrator and petitioner selected Mr. ……………………….……… an Advocate……………………………. A copy of notice in this behalf sent to respondent is annexed hereto marked 'B'.
6. The respondent is doing business at the address given above within the said jurisdiction of this Hon'ble Court and the controversies emerged as the respondent did not give approval for selecting sole Arbitrator at the address of respondent within the jurisdiction of this Hon'ble Court.
7. Petitioner says that this Hon'ble Court will be pleased to select a sole Arbitrator as laid in the Arbitration agreement dated ..............................a certified copy whereof is annexed hereto marked 'C'. '
8. Unless Orders are passed as prayed for herein, petitioner would sustain loss with prejudice.
9. This application is made bona fide with interest of justice.
Petitioner, hence humbly prays to Your Lordships for orders as below:
(a) A fit person be selected as sole Arbitrator for arbitrating the controversies emerging from the said agreement and make his Award;
(b) Costs of this application become costs in the arbitration proceedings;
(c) Subsequent orders be passed and instruction be given as to this Hon'ble Court may consider proper and fit for giving complete relief to petitioner.
And your petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.
Signature…………………………………………………………………. of the Advocate of the petitioner
Signature ………………………………………………………….……….of the petitioner
VERIFICATION <
(1) I being Director of Coimbatore construction and Principal Officer and Constituted Attorney. I know and I have acquainted myself with the facts/circumstances of this case and I can depose thereto. I am empowered and competent to verify the above stated petition and I do verify the same on behalf of the petitioner.
(2) The statements covering in the paragraphs 1 to 9 herein are true to my best knowledge basing on information got from records kept by petitioner and I believe them to be true.
Solemnly affirmed by the said Mr. ........................pertaining to Board Resolution dated ............ of the …………………… construction. in the Court House at ……………………………./…………./………..
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