Supreme Court of India

Punjab State & Ors. v. Dina Nath

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Reported as [2007] 6 S.C.R. 536

Bench T Arljn Chatterjee and Al Tamas Kabir JJ.

Decided 14 May 2007

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What the Court ordered

We hold that clause 4 of the Work Order must be construed to be an arbitration agreement and dispute raised by the parties must be referred to the arbitrator.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Arbitration Act. 1940-Sections 2(a) & 20-Limitation Act, 1963- Article 137-Contractor filing an application before trial court for )- c appointment of an arbitrator under a relevant clause of the Work Order to settle dispute-State opposing the application contending that the relevant clause of the Work Order is not an arbitration agreement and that the application is barred by /imitation-Trial Court allowing the application of the contractor but reversed by the appellate court in State appeal-High Court upholding the judgment ofl'he trial court-Correctness of-Held, there is no particular form

Authorities it was built on

2006 Hari Shankar Singhania and Ors. v. Gaur Hari Singhania and Ors. cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

2014 International Amusement Limited v. India Trade Promotion Organisation &anr. relied on
2014 Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited and Another v. M/s. Deepak Cables (india) Ltd. referred to
2013 M/s. P. Dasaratharama Reddy Complex v. Government of Karnataka and Another referred to
2011 State of Orissa & Ors. v. Bhagyadhar Dash referred to
2013 Vishnu (dead) by L.rs v. State of Maharashtra and Others distinguished

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished · 3 referred to

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