Supreme Court of India

Vishnu (dead) by L.rs v. State of Maharashtra and Others

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Reported as [2013] 11 S.C.R. 340
Bench G.S. Singhvi, V. Gopala Gowda and C. Nagappan JJ.
Decided 4 October 2013

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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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