Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010200142024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Arb.P./44/2024 M/S GR (JV) A JOINT VENTURE FIRM BETWEEN GPT INFRAPROJECTS LIMITED AND RAHEE INFRATECH LIMITED HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT KEMWELL MANOR 5TH FLOOR 10/D/2 HO CHI MINH SARANI KOLKATA- 700071 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE NAMELY SRI BASU DEV DAS AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SON OF LATE NARARAJ DAS RESIDENT OF BYE LANE NO. 1 WEST JALUKBARI LANKESWAR KHANAMUKH KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 781014. VERSUS UNION OF INDIA THROUGH GENERAL MANAGER CONSTRUCTION NORTH EAST FRONTIER RAILWAYS MALIGAON GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781011. Page No.# 2/3 ------------ Advocate for : MR. SAILENDRA DEKA Advocate for : DY.S.G.I. appearing for UNION OF INDIA BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 25.06.2025 Heard Mr. J. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. H. Gupta, learned CGC for the respondent. As per the earlier order dated 02.05.2025, Mr. M.K. Bhattacharjee, retired District and Sessions Judge, Assam, was appointed as a prospective arbitrator, subject to furnishing the written declaration as required under Section 12(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The said written declaration has been furnished and is placed on record, marked as ‘X’, dated 17.05.2025. The learned prospective arbitrator has not expressed any difficulty in continuing with the arbitration. In view of the written declaration received from the prospective learned Arbitrator, the order dated 02.05.2025, whereby Mr. M.K. Bhattacharjee, retired District and Sessions Judge, Assam, was appointed as a prospective arbitrator, is hereby confirmed. Accordingly, Mr. M.K. Bhattacharjee is appointed as the sole arbitrator to arbitrate and decide the disputes arising between the parties in connection with the execution of the construction work allotted to the petitioner for the New Broad Gauge Railway Line from Jiribam to Imphal. The parties shall appear before the learned Arbitrator appointed by this Court within four (4) weeks from today, along with a certified copy of this order. Page No.# 3/3 A copy of this order shall also be communicated to the learned arbitrator appointed by the Court by the Registry. Once the parties have appeared before the learned arbitrator, the arbitration shall proceed accordingly. JUDGE Comparing Assistant