Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 335 · Decided 17 August 1999
P.A. Ahammed Ibrahim v. The Food Corporation of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 335 · [1999] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 498
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 63/1990
- Decided
- 17 August 1999
- Bench
- D.P. WADHWA, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 151; Arbitration Act Section 20
Headnote
Arbitration Act, I 940-Section 20-Appointment of arbitrator by court-Scope and jurisdiction of-Appellant entered into an agreement with respondent having an arbitration clause-Held, sub-sections (2) and(/) of C Section 20 mandate the court to pass an order either referring .the matter to applicants-Thus application under Section 20 is not a suit-Before applying provisions of Order VI Rule I 7, there must be institution of the suit-Any application filed under provisions of different D statutes cannot be treated as a suit unless otherwise provided in the said Act as otherwise it
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