1 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA [ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** AP/5/2026 M/s Ravi Realcons Pvt. Ltd Vs. The Chief Engineer and another Mr. Terence D Cruz … for the petitioner Mr. Rakesh Kumar … for the respondents July 28, 2026 [SR] Item No.25 1. The subject application under section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is for appointment of Arbitrator. The contract entered into by the respondents with the petitioner was in connection with “Construction of Bridge over the Nallah for connectivity from ATR to Badamnallah Dera, Ward No. 2 under Basantipur Panchayat by NACD, APWD, Mayabunder, North Andaman District under CRF during 2016- 17”. 2. Schedule F to the contract entered into by the respondents with the petitioner prescribed that standard CPWD contract form in GCC 2014, CPWD Form No. 7 & 8, would be applicable to the contract between the petitioner and the respondents. 3. Clause 25 of the said GCC 2014 of CPWD provides for an arbitration clause. 4. It further transpires from the clause 25 that the petitioner is required to first raise a dispute before the Superintending Engineer and if aggrieved, must raise the same before the Chief Engineer. 2 5. It appears that the petitioner addressed two communications to the Superintending Engineer, Construction Circle-I, APWD, Sri Vijaya Puram on 10.04.2025 and the Chief Engineer, APWD, Sri Vijaya Puram on 15.05.2025. 6. There was no answer from the two authorities. The arbitration clause according to the petitioner, has rightly come into play for being invoked. 7. That view of the matter, this Court directs appointment of Mr. Md. Nizamuddin (9831673933) a retired Judge of the High Court at Calcutta as a Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes and differences have arisen between the parties. 8. The arbitration shall be conducted in terms of the Act of 1996 and the Rules framed thereunder. The fees of the arbitrator in terms of the Schedule of the Act of 1996 and the said Rules. 9. The venue of arbitration shall be at Sri Vijaya Puram formerly known as Port Blair. The Arbitrator may at his discretion also hear the matter by video conferencing from time to time subject to convenience of all concerned. 10. With the aforesaid observation, AP/5/2026 stands disposed of. 11. The parties shall communicate a copy of this order to the learned Arbitrator. 12. All parties are directed to act on a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. ( Rajasekhar Mantha, J. )