(1.) IA No. 13734/2017 (of the defendant under Section 8 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996)
(2.) The defendant, not later than submitting its first statement on the substance of the dispute has filed this application for reference of the parties to arbitration.
(3.) The counsel for the plaintiffs states that a reply to the application though has been filed, is not on record.