PREM CHAND BEHL ALIAS PREM BEHL vs GREATER LUDHIANA AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LUDHIANA

ARB-170-2026 (O&M) -1- 224 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH *** ARB-170-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 22.05.2026 Prem Chand Behl alias Prem Behl .... Applicant Versus Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority, Ludhiana ..... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Mr. Vrishank Suri, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. Ashish Grover, Advocate, for the respondent. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (ORAL) 1. The present application has been filed under Section 11(6)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) praying for appointment of a Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes, which have arisen between the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant was allotted a plot by the respondent-Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority, Ludhiana vide Allotment Letter dated 28.06.2012 (Annexure P- 1). The said allotment letter contains a valid arbitration clause i.e. Clause 8, which provides that all disputes or differences, which may arise in any manner touching or concerning this allotment, shall be referred to the Sole Arbitrator, Chief Administrator, Greater Lud