CROSSWAVES BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS PRIVATE LIMITED vs MRG GROUP INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

ARB-174-2026 (O&M) Sr. No. 113 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ARB-174-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 16.07.2026 M/s Crosswaves Builders and Contractors Private Limited …Petitioner Versus MRG Group India Private Limited …Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Present : Ms. Amrita Garg, Advocate, for the petitioner. (through video conferencing) Mr. Ashwani Gaur, Advocate, for the respondent. *** LAPITA BANERJI, J. (Oral) This is an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as, ‘the 1996 Act’) 2. Pursuant to the order dated May 22, 2026 passed by a Coordinate Bench, affidavits had been filed by both the petitioner and respondents to evince their intention that given the value of the contract, a sole independent arbitrator may be appointed instead of an Arbitral Tribunal. The affidavits filed through CM-12300-CII-2026 and CM- 12984-CII were ordered to be taken on record. 3. In view of the above, this Court appoints Hon’ble the Chief Justice M.M.Kumar (Retd.) House No.79, Sector 16-A, Chandigarh 2nd Address: C-44, LGF, Neeti Bagh, New Delhi-110049, Mobile No. VANDANA 2026.07.17 09:51 I attest t