Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 250 · Decided 25 September 1968
Union of India v. Salween Timber Construction (India) & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 250 · [1969] 2 S.C.R. 224
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 549/1966
- Decided
- 25 September 1968
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAMI, A.N. GROVER (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 5, 12(2), 31(3), 32, 33
Headnote
Arbitration-Arbitration clause in contract-Dispute whether arises out of contract-Test for determining. There was a dispute between the appellant and respondent re,garding the supply of timber. In pursuance of the clause in the contract which provided that in the event of any question or dispute be referred to arbi­ tration, the dispute was so referred. One of the items in dispute was a claim by the respondent that there was an excess supply of timber to cover up possible rejection; which .should be returned by the appellant with compensation for deterioration, or that payment
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