Supreme Court of India

Hari Shankar Singhania and Ors. v. Gaur Hari Singhania and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] 3 S.C.R. 726

Bench H.K. Sema and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.

Decided 4 April 2006

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we allow this appeal and set aside the orders passed by the learned Single Judge and as affirmed by the Division Bench F in Appeal No. 440/1996 in arbitration Suit No.1904/1992 dated 09.06.2004.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Arbitration: Arbitration Act, 1940: Section 20- Application under-- Limitation for-Three brothers formed a partnership firm-There was disagreement between them as to the division of the assets involvLd in the partnership firm-Distribution of the immoveable properties could not be effected by 31.5.1987 as contemplated by the Deed of Dissolution--Nominees were appointed by each group to work out an arrangement--Numerous letters written by the parties to find a w01 10 seltle the dispute pertaining to the division of assets-Lust communication in this regard was on 29. 91989--Plailll under S. 20

Authorities it was built on

1966 Girija Nandini Devi and Ors. v. Bijendra Narain Choudhury cited by 14
1972 S. Shanmugam Pillai and Ors. v. K. Shanmugam Pillai and Ors. cited by 13
1955 Sahu Madho Das and Others v. Pandit Mukand Ram and Another cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

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2023 M/s B and T Ag v. Ministry of Defence mentioned
2008 Ranganayakamma and Another v. K.S. Prakash (d) by L.rs. and Others mentioned
2007 Punjab State & Ors. v. Dina Nath mentioned
2019 M/s Geo Miller & Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. Chairman, Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. distinguished

Of those, 1 distinguished · 4 referred to · 3 mentioned

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