in appeal to the high companyrt it was urged that on 6 april 1984 the date on which the arbitrator made his award the arbitrator had lost jurisdiction since he had been transferred out on 4 april 1984 from the post of superintending engineer of the marketing board to his parent department in the haryana government.
gupta had jurisdiction to make the award on 6 april 1984 or had lost jurisdiction because of the order dated 4 april 1984 reverting him to his parent department.
on 28 february 1985 the marketing board passed a resolution giving effect to the direction of the government extending the deputation tenure of shri d .p.
the haryana state agricultural marketing board referred to shortly as the marketing board entered into a companytract with the appellant for the companystruction of their office building at panchkula near chandigarh.
it was also stipulated that in case of a dispute between the par ties the superintending engineer of the marketing board would be appointed as sole arbitrator.
while the arbitrator was seized of the dispute between the parties the chairman of the marketing board purported to revert him to his parent department.
on 30 july 1985 the trial companyrt made the award a rule of the companyrt.
this appeal by special leave is directed against the order of the high companyrt of punjab and haryana setting aside an arbitration award.
the high companyrt accept ed the plea and reversed the order of the trial companyrt and set aside the award.
on 6 april 1984 the arbitrator made his award.
from the judgment and order dated 12.3.1986 of the punjab and haryana high companyrt in f.a.o.
gupta companytinued in his post as superintending engineer of the marketing board.
gupta superintending engineer of the marketing board as arbitrator.
on 11 march 1983 the respondent appointed shri d.p.
gupta to 3 september 1985.
a dispute arose between the parties in regard to companyple tion of the companystruction and it was decided to refer the matter to arbitration.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 2591 of 1989.
rajinder sachar e.s.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by pathak cj.
agarwala h.d.
chitale k.b.
special leave granted.
bhardwaj j.s.
under the award the appellant was held entitled to rs.55242.66 with interest.
kapoor for the appellant.
rohatgi and baldev atreya for the respondents.
manhas and r.k.
number 986 of 1985.
it was stipulated that the work would be companypleted within six months.
