Supreme Court of India

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. v. M/s. Applied Electronics Ltd.

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Reported as [2016] 11 S.C.R. 227
Bench Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy JJ.
Decided 24 November 2016

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We hold that by taking cross objection what is being exercised is the right of appeal itself, it follows that the subject­ matter of cross objection and the relief sought therein must conform to the requirement of Section 39(1 ).

Judgment, page 11

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Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - ss.5, 34, 37 - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Applicability of - To appeal u/s. 37 of the 1996 Act - Cross objection by respondent, if maintainable - Held: The 1996 Act is a complete code and s.5 of the same in categorical terms along with other provisions, lead to definite conclusion that no other provision can be attracted - Thus, in the scheme of the 1996 Act, the application of CPC' is not conceived of and, therefore, as a natural corollary, a cross objection cannot be entertained - Distinction from the scheme of 1940 Act, s . ./ 1 of which states

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