As per the case facts an application for arbitrator appointment was dismissed by the High Court because the appellant had accepted final payment and issued a no further claim certificate ... The appellant appealed this decision The question arose whether the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act prior to the Amendment or the Amendment Act itself should apply when the arbitration notice was issued before the amendment but the application for arbitrator appointment was filed after it Finally the Supreme Court affirmed the High Court's decision ruling that the law prevailing before the Amendment Act should apply The Court agreed that when an arbitration notice is issued before the Amendment Act and the application for arbitrator appointment is made after it the provisions of the pre-amendment Act are applicable Therefore the appeal was dismissed upholding the High Court's decision to deny the appointment of an arbitrator