Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 114 · Decided 1 March 2002
General Manager Northern Railways and ANR. v. Sarvesh Chopra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 114 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 156
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1791/2002
- Decided
- 1 March 2002
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, BRIJESH KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 55, 56; Arbitration Act Section 20
Headnote
Arbitration: Arbitration Act, 1940-Section 20-Excepted matters-Criteria of- C Reference of excepted matters to arbitration-Held, the function of reference of matters to arbitration by Court is not a mechanical administrative function but a judicial function-Jn house remedy for settlement of a the claims are excepted matters and hence cannot be referred for arbitration- D Contract Act, 1872-Sections 55 and 56. Respondent was granted a construction contract by appellant- >-- _ Railways. The contract is subject to the General Conditions and Special Conditions of the contract of
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