Supreme Court of India
Union of India v. Salween Timber Construction (india) & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the claim of the respondent firm was within the scope of the arbitration clause and the application made by the appell.ant in Suit No. 128 of _1963 was rightly dismissed by the Subordmate Judge.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
Arbitration-Arbitration clause in contract-Dispute whether arises out of contract-Test for determining. There was a dispute between the appellant and respondent re,garding the supply of timber. In pursuance of the clause in the contract which provided that in the event of any question or dispute arising under the: contract or in connection with the contract it should be referred to arbi tration, the dispute was so referred. One of the items in dispute was a claim by the respondent that there was an excess supply of timber to cover up possible rejection; which .should be returned by the
Where later benches applied it
- 1984 Renusagar Power Company Ltd. v. General Electric Company and Anr.
- 1984 Tarapore & Company v. Cochin Shipyard Ltd. Cochin & Anr.
Of those, 2 mentioned
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