Supreme Court of India
Vishnu (dead) by L.rs v. State of Maharashtra and Others
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the High Court had rightly held that Clause 30 of B-1 Agreement is not an Arbitration Agreement and the trial Court was not right in appointing the Chief Engineer as an Arbitrator.
Judgment, page 31
From the headnote
Arbitration - Irrigation project - Agreement with State Government - Clause in the agreement - Nature of - Distinction between expert determination and arbitration - Tender submitted by appellant for irrigation project accepted by respondent-State Government - Parties entered into agreement - Disputes arose from execution of the project - Clause 30 of the agreement - If contemplated arbitration and could be construed as an arbitration clause - Plea of appellant that Clause ·30 of the agreement made the decision of the Superintending Engineer binding on all parties to the agreement and,
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