ORDER : 1. Sri. Krishnan C.V. learned counsel for petitioner. None for respondent No. 3 though served. 2. The petition is admitted for hearing and the same is heard finally. 3. By means of this petition under Section 11(5) and (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred as 'the Act' for short), the petitioner inter-alia seeks appointment of a sole arbitrator. 4. On perusal of the records, it is evident that the parties had entered into an agreement on 18.09.2010. The said agreement contains an arbitration clause. Petitioner sent notice on 12.09.2013 invoking arbitration clause. However, no response was received from the respondents. 5. In the aforesaid factual background, petitioner has approached this Court seeking appointment of an arbitrator. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and bearing in mind the mandate contained in Section 11 (6-A) of the Act as well as the fact that the parties had entered into an agreement and the agreement, admittedly, contains an arbitration clause and the dispute between the parties have arisen with regard to the aforesaid agreement, I deem it appropriate to appoint Mr. S.R. Somashekhara, retired District and Sessions Judge, as the sole arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute between the parties. 6. Accordingly, this petition under Section 11 of the Act is disposed of by appointing Mr. S.R. Somashekhara, retired District and Sessions Judge, to enter into the said reference of Arbitration and act as an Arbitrator in the present case in the Arbitration Centre, Bengaluru, as per the Rules governing in the said Arbitration Centre. 7. A copy of this order be sent to the Arbitration Centre, Khanija Bhavan, Bengaluru, for proceeding further in the matter, on administrative side and also to Mr. S.R. Somashekhara, on the address available with the said Arbitration Centre, Bengaluru. 8. Original documents, if any, shall be furnished to the petitioner, on substituting the same with photostat copies.