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M/s Geo Miller & Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. Chairman, Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.

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Reported as [2019] 11 S.C.R. 1108
Bench N. V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 3 September 2019

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We are of the considered opinion that the decisions in Hari Shankar Singhania and Shree Ram Mills Ltd. (supra) will not be applicable to the appellant’s case as in these cases the entire negotiation history of the parties had been made available to this Cou rt.

Judgment, page 16

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Arbitration: Arbitration proceedings – Determination as regards applicability of Arbitration Acts viz. Arbitration Act, 1940 or Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Held: For the purpose of deciding as to which of the Acts is applicable, on conjoint reading of ss.21 and 85(2)(a) of 1996 Act, the date of commencement of arbitration proceedings shall be th e date on which notice was served on the other party requesting appointment of arbitrator – If the date of notice was prior to 25.1.1996 (i.e. the date on which 1996 Act came into force) 1940 Act would ap ply and if the date of notice was

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