Supreme Court of India

Petine Shipping Inc. of Monrovia v. The Minerals and Metal Trading Corporation of India Ltd.

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Reported as [2009] 6 S.C.R. 551
Bench Tarun Chatierjee and H.L. Datiu JJ.
Decided 17 April 2009

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Arbitration Act, 1940- s. 31(4) -Applicability of- Petition before Delhi High Court for declaration that nomination of c arbitrator was valid - Dismissed as infructuous on account of death of arbitrator - Later, on the question of appointment of Umpire, petition before Bombay High Court - Dismissed on the ground of lack of jurisdiction holding ,that since previous application filed before Delhi High Court, that court alone had the jurisdiction - On appeal, held : Rejection of petition on account of lack of jurisdiction not correct - s. 31(4) is applicable to "application in a reference" -

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