SMARTWORKS COWORKING SPACES LTD vs ONEISTOX INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED NOVATR

ARB-141-2026 (O&M) -1- 219 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH *** ARB-141-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 22.05.2026 Smartworks Coworking Spaces Limited .... Applicant Versus Oneistox India Private Limited (Novatr) ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present: Mr. Saurav Khurana, Advocate, for the applicant. Mr. Rohit Khurana, Advocate for the respondent (through V.C.). **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (ORAL) 1. Reply has been filed on behalf of the respondent in Court today and the same is taken on record. A copy thereof has been supplied to the learned counsel for the applicant. 2. The present application has been filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) praying for appointment of an independent Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes/differences which have arisen between the parties. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that an Agreement was executed between the applicant and the respondent, which is attached with the present application as Annexure P-3. The aforesaid Agreement contains a valid arbitration clause i.e. Clause 15(c) pertaining to Gov