Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 593 · Decided 6 July 2017
Alka Chandewar v. Shamshul Ishrar Khan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 593 · [2017] 6 S.C.R. 533
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8720/2017
- Decided
- 6 July 2017
- Bench
- R.F. NARIMAN, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Arbitration Act Section 2, 27(5)
Headnote
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - ss. 2 7 (5) and 17 (2) A B - Courts power to punish for contempt of orders made by Arbitral tribunal - Scope and ambit of - Held: Section 27(5) specifically C states that persons guilty of any contempt to the arbitral tribunal during the conduct of the object of providing that a party may approach the arbitral tribunal instead of the Court for interim reliefs would be stultified if interim orders passed by such tribunal are toothless - It is to give teeth to such orders that an express provision is made in s. 27(5) - D More so, s. 17(2)
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