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M/s. Dhanrajamal Gobindram v. M/s. Shamji Kalidas and Co.

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Reported as [1961] 3 S.C.R. 1020
Bench J.L. Kapur, M. Hidayatullah and J.C. Shah JJ.
Decided 27 February 1961

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5 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeal fails, and is dismissed with costs.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Arbitration-Contract for purchase of African cotton-Provision for arbitration under statutory bye-laws on failure-Application in court for filing of arbitration agreement-Power of Court-Vali­ dity of contract-Indian Arbitration Act, r940 (Io of r940), ss. zo, 46-Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, r947 (7 of r947), ss. 5, ZI­ Bye-laws of East India Cotton Association Ltd., Bomba)--Bye­ law 48A. The appellant entered into an agreement with the respond­ ent to purchase African raw cotton. The agreement. included a clause that the contract would be subject to the "1Jsual Force Majeure clause", the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 5 mentioned

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