M/S SIDHARTHA AHAR VIHAR UDYAN PVT LTD vs RAM KISHAN RANA AND ORS

ARB-320-2025 (O&M) Sr. No. 107 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ARB-320-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 16.07.2026 M/s Sidhartha Ahar Vihar Udyan Pvt. Ltd. …Petitioner Versus Ram Kishan Rana and others …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Present : Mr. Ashish Chopra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Yash Pal Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Mohan Singh Rana, Advocate and Mr. Kumar Manish, Advocate, for the respondents. *** LAPITA BANERJI, J. (Oral) This is an application under Section 11 (6) 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 have been filed by both the petitioner and respondent No.1 to evince their intention that given the value of the contract, a sole independent arbitrator may be appointed instead of an Arbitral Tribunal. 3. The affidavits filed through CM-13603-CII-2026 are taken on record. 4. In view of the above, this Court appoints Hon’ble the Chief Justice Ms. Ritu Bahri (retired) House No.464, IAS/PCS Officers Society, VANDANA Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, Punjab, Mobile No.7837049200 as the Sole 202