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Ajay Madhusudan Patel & Ors. v. Jyotrindra S. Patel & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 9 S.C.R. 894
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 20 September 2024

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What the Court ordered

Conclusions as follows: (i) The power exercised by the Chief Justice of the High Court or the Chief Justice of India under Section 11(6) of the Act is not an administrative power.

Judgment, page 32

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration What is the scope of jurisdiction of the referral court under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Whether in the instant case, on a prima facie view, the SRG Group being a non-signatory to the Family Arrangement Agreement (FAA), can be referred to arbitration. Headnotes† Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.11(6) – Appointment of arbitrators – Scope of jurisdiction of the referral Court: Held: SBP & Co. case expanded the scope of the Court’s power under Section 11 while empowering the referral courts to decide several preliminary issues –

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