APHC010556052025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI ARBITRATION APPLICATION NO: 38 of 2025 Bench Sr.No:-14 [3441] M/s. Sandhya Marines Ltd. ...Applicant Vs. M/s. Balaji Aqua Traders ...Respondent ********** Advocate for Applicant: Ms. Jyothi Ratna Anumolu Advocate for Respondent: None CORAM :THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR DATE :13th February, 2026. P C : This is an application filed under Section 11 (5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short, “the Act of 1996”), seeking the appointment of an arbitrator for purposes of adjudicating the disputes arising out of and in connection with the Dealership Agreement, dated 21.10.2020. 2. The applicant claims that in terms of the Agreement, the applicant made the requisite supplies and honoured the purchase orders issued by the respondents, for which the amount due has since remained unpaid. 3. Disputes, as per the Agreement, were agreed to be resolved through the mechanism of arbitration, in terms of Clause 14 of the Agreement, by a sole arbitrator. 4. A notice, dated 21.05.2025, invoking the arbitration clause, is stated to have been served upon the respondents and has been placed on record by 2 HCJ ARBAPPL_38_2025 way of a memo dated 30.12.2025. The same did not elicit the desired response from the respondents, and hence, the present arbitration application. 5. Be that as it may, since disputes have arisen between the parties, the same are required to be resolved through the mechanism of arbitration, as per the agreed terms. 6. Accordingly, the present Arbitration Application is allowed. Mr. C. V. R. Rudraprasad, Advocate, is appointed as an Arbitrator, who shall enter upon the reference and adjudicate upon the disputes arising out of and in connection with the Dealership Agreement, dated 21.10.2020 and render the Award within the statutory period. The parties shall be free to file detailed claims and counter-claims, before the learned Arbitrator. The learned Arbitrator shall also be entitled to claim the fee in consultation with the parties. No costs. Consequently, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. A copy of this order be communicated to the learned Arbitrator on the address mentioned herein below: Mr. C.V.R. Rudra Prasad, Advocate, #007, Anuraga Apartment, Vivekananda Street, Opp. Dairy Towers, Gurunanak Colony, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Ph: 98481 59643. DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ. SSN