Supreme Court of India

Northern Railway Administration, Ministry of Railway, New Delhi v. Patel Engineering Company Ltd.

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Reported as [2008] 12 S.C.R. 216

Decided 18 August 2008

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Ji c Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - s. 11 and 11 (6) - Appointment of arbitrators - Scope of - Held: Court has to ensure first that the remedies provided are exhausted - It may ask to do what has not been done - Terms of agreement has to be given efj __ ecJ - Chief Justice or: any person or institution designated by him is to take necessary measures unless agreement on appointment procedure provides other means for securing appointment - It is not mandatory to appoint the . \ named arbitrator - Due regard is to be given to the qualifica- y tions required for arbitrator by the

Authorities it was built on

2007 Union of India v. M/s. Bharat Battery Manufacturing Co. (p) Ltd. cited by 13

Where later benches applied it

2017 Union of India v. Besco Ltd. relied on
2014 North Eastern Railway & Ors. v. Tripple Engineering Works relied on
2024 Central Organisation for Railway Electrification v. M/s Eci Spic Smo Mcml (jv) A Joint Venture Company referred to
2019 Union of India v. Parmar Construction Company referred to
2017 Trf Ltd. v. Energo Engineering Projects Ltd. referred to
2013 M/s. Deep Trading Company v. M/s. Indian Oil Corporation and Ors. referred to
2012 Bipromasz Bipron Trading Sa v. Bharat Electronics Limited (bel) referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 5 referred to

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