There was an appeal to the Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi.
It appears, however, that the first of such letters was written on 28th February, 1983.
The learned Single Judge of the High Court of Delhi dismissed the application as barred by time.
In January, 1986 the appellant filed an application under section 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 hereinafter called the Act seeking a direction from the Court that the respondent be directed to file the arbitration agreement in the Court and the dispute be referred to the arbitration.
Thereafter the appellant wrote several letters and finally on 4th September, 1985 to the respondent to finalise the bills and ultimately served the numberice through his companynsel requesting it to release the security of Rs.1 lakh and refer the dispute to arbitration.
By a subsequent extension of time the work was finally companypleted on 2nd April, 1980 and the houses so companystructed have been allotted to several people.
The respondent failed to do so.
From the Judgment and Order dated 5.11.1986 of the Delhi High Court in F.A.O. OS No.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
B. Saharya, V.B. Saharya and Ratna Nair for the Respondent.
Hence this appeal to this Court.
1178 of 1988.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by SABYASACHI MUKHARJI, J. Special Leave granted.
231 of 1986.
Between February 1983 to December 1985 the appellant sent several letters to the respondent requesting them to finalise the bills.
The Delhi Development Authority vide its letter dated 5th October, 1976 accepted the tender of the appellant for companystruction of 240 Janta Houses at the estimated companyt of Rs.24,49,262.
Hardev Singh and Miss Madhu Moolchandani for the Appellant.
The work was to companymence on 15th October, 1976 and was required to be companypleted by 14th July, 1977.
