Srinagar, Jan. 1 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has revived long-stalled arbitration proceedings in a two-decade-old dispute over the Rs 531 crore Bemina bridge project in Srinagar. The Court ruled that claims raised by Mir Sons Construction Pvt Ltd cannot be considered exhausted merely because a previous interim arbitral award was set aside. Justice Sanjay Dhar, allowing a petition by the construction firm, appointed former High Court judge Justice Sunil Hali as the new sole arbitrator to resolve the dispute between the company and the Union Territory government along with its Public Works (R&B) Department. The Court rejected the department's argument that the matter was no longer arbitrable, stating that the controversy...