3) On such application being made, the Court shall direct notice thereof to be given to all parties to the agreement other than the applicants, requiring such parties to show cause within the time specified in the notice why the agreement should not be filed. 4) Where no sufficient cause preventing the agreement to be filed is shown, the Court shall order the agreement to be filed and shall make an order of reference to the arbitrator or arbitrators appointed in accordance with the provisions of the agreement or if there is no such provision and the parties cannot agree, the Court shall appoint the arbitrators in the manner provided in section 140. 153. Stay of Suit Where There is an Agreement to Refer to Arbitration:1) Where any party to any agreement to refer to arbitration or any person claiming under him, institutes any suit against any party to the agreement, or any person claiming under him, in respect of any matter agreed to be referred, any party to such suit at the earliest possible opportunity and before the hearing has started, may apply to the Court to stay the suit. 2) If the Court is satisfied that there is no sufficient reason why the matter should not be referred in accordance with the agreement to refer to arbitration, and that the applicant was, at the time when the suit was instituted and still remains, ready and willing to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the arbitration, it may make an order staying the suit. 154. Application of Foregoing Proceedings to Disputes not Before the Court:The provisions of sections 138 to 151 inclusive shall be applicable so far as practicable to all proceedings under the order of reference in case of disputes not raised before the Courts. 155. Arbitration without the Intervention of the Court:1) Where any matter has been referred to arbitration without the intervention of a Court and an award has been made thereon, any person interested in the award may apply to any Court having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the award that the award be filed in Court. 2) The application shall be in writing and shall be numbered and registered as a suit between the applicant as plaintiff and the other parties as defendants. 3) The Court shall direct notice to be given to the parties to the arbitration requiring them to show cause why the award should not be filed and where the Court is satisfied that there is no ground for objection to the award and that it is valid according to the agreement of reference, the Court shall order the award to be filed and shall proceed to pronounce judgement according to the award. 33