Harender Singh Pathania Vs. The State of Himachal Pradesh and another. Item No. (D-3) Arb. Case No.763 of 2024 19.12.2025 Present: Mr. Suneet Goel, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vishwas Kaushal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Pushpinder Singh Thakur, Additional Advocate General and Ms. Ayushi Negi, Deputy Advocate General, for the respondents-State. OMP No.1592 of 2025 The said application has been filed under Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for substitution of the Arbitrator. The Engineer-in-Chief vide letter dated 18.12.2025 has furnished the address of the Arbitrator. 2. Let the order dated 01.08.2025 be communicated to the said Arbitrator and requisite disclosure in terms of Section 11(8) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 be awaited by the next date, failing which the appropriate orders will be passed in the present application. 3. Office shall also give report whether any such disclosure has been received or not. 4. Accordingly, the proceedings are deferred for 06.03.2026. (G.S. Sandhawalia) Chief Justice 19th December, 2025 (Munish Thakur)