Supreme Court of India

National Highways Authority of India and Anr. v. Bumihi Way Dob Ltd. (jv) and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 586
Bench Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Tar Un Chatterjee JJ.
Decided 25 September 2006
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What the Court ordered

Conclusions as follows: (i) The power exercised by the Chief Justice of the High Court or the Chief Justice of India under Section 11(6) of the Act is not an administrative power.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Sections 15 and 16-Arbitration clause providing for arbitral tribunal with Presiding arbitrator appointed by consensus of two arbitrators appointed by parties, and in absence of consensus, appointment by a nominated institution-On disagreement amongst arbitrators about appointment of Presiding arbitrator, one party asking the nominated institution whether it had any judicial officer on its panel, and on receipt of reply in negative, approaching High Court for appointment of Presiding arbitrator under Section 11 (6) of the Act-High Court appointing

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 not applicable

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