SACHDEVA RICE AND GENERAL MILLS Vs. PUNJAB STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION
LAWS(P&H)-2006-2-201
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Decided on February 20,2006

SACHDEVA RICE AND GENERAL MILLS Appellant
VERSUS
PUNJAB STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION Respondents

JUDGEMENT

HEMANT GUPTA, J. - (1.) The petitioner has sought transfer of petition filed by the petitioner under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter to be referred as "the Act"), pending in the court of learned District Judge, Faridkot, to the court of Shri R.S. Baswana, Additional District Judge, Chandigarh.
(2.) The parties have entered into an agreement dated 6.11.1996. The dispute between the parties arising out of the said agreement was referred to the arbitrator. The arbitrator passed an award on 15.1.2005. Respondents No.1 and 2 filed objections under section 34 of the Act before the learned District Judge, Chandigarh, which is now pending adjudication in the court of Shri R.S. Baswana, Additional District Judge, Chandigarh. Against the same award, the petitioner filed objections which are pending in the court of learned District Judge, Faridkot.
(3.) Since the objections filed by the petitioner at Faridkot were subsequent to the objections filed by respondents No.2 and 3 at Chandigarh, the petitioner has sought transfer of objections filed by it to the competent court at Chandigarh. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection for transfer of objections under section 34 of the Act from the court of District Judge, Faridkot to the court of Shri R.S. Baswana, Additional District Judge, Chandigarh.;


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