Supreme Court of India
Union of India and Anr. v. M/s. Sohan Lal Puglia
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the learned District Judge ought to have directed the parties to appoint Arbitrators in tenns of F the Arbitration agreement.
Judgment, page 2
From the headnote
Arbitration Act, 1940: S.20(4)-Contract-Arbitration clause of the agreement providing for parties to appoint Gazetted Officers as arbitrators-Contractor invoking arbitration clause of the agreement-Department not appointing any arbitrator-Contractor filing an application uls.20 before District Judge, who appointed two retired District Judges as arbitrators-Department contending that when it did not refuse to appoint arbitrator, application ul s.20 was not maintainable-Held, District Judge ought to have directed the parties to appoint arbitrators in terms of arbitration agreement-Parties
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