Invoking the arbitration clause of an agreement and asking for the dispute to be referred to arbitration.
Date: 1 April 2026
TO:
Suresh Enterprises
SCO 42, Sector 34-A, Chandigarh 160022
And also at: X
FROM:
Ramesh Kumar
House No. 214, Sector 15-A, Chandigarh 160015
Phone: 98765 43210
Email: ramesh.kumar@example.com
SUBJECT: Notice invoking arbitration under the Supply Agreement dated 4 March 2026
Dear Sir / Madam,
1.1 The Sender and the Recipient are parties to the Supply Agreement dated 4 March 2026 (the Agreement). Clause 18 of the Agreement provides for arbitration of disputes between them. It reads:
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by a sole arbitrator appointed by mutual consent.
1.2 The seat, or place, of arbitration is Chandigarh.
1.3 The steps the Agreement requires before arbitration have been taken: A meeting of the parties was held on 10 July 2026 and failed; the Sender wrote on 20 July 2026 and received no reply.
2.1 Under clause 6 the Recipient was to pay the second instalment of Rs 8,00,000 by 30 May 2026 against delivery of the goods, which was made on 15 May 2026. The Recipient has not paid and has not given a reason.
2.2 This dispute falls within the arbitration clause of the Agreement.
3.1 The Sender's claim in the arbitration is: payment of the second instalment of Rs 8,00,000, interest on it from 30 May 2026, and the costs of the arbitration
3.2 The Sender presently claims ₹8,00,000 (Rupees Eight Lakh only), together with interest and costs, and reserves the right to revise the claim and to make further claims in the arbitration.
4.1 The Sender requests that the dispute be referred to arbitration under the Agreement. Under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, arbitral proceedings begin on the date this request is received by the Recipient.
4.2 The clause provides for a sole arbitrator to be agreed by the parties, and the Sender asks the Recipient to agree to the appointment of a sole arbitrator.
4.3 The Sender proposes Justice (Retd.) R. K. Sharma, former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, whose details are given in this notice, as arbitrator. The Recipient is asked to agree or to give reasons for objecting.
4.4 The Recipient is asked to reply in writing within 30 days of receipt of this notice, agreeing to the appointment, or making its own proposal in line with the Agreement. If the parties do not agree on the appointment within the time allowed by the Agreement and the Act, the Sender will apply to the court that has power to appoint the arbitrator.