J. B. PARDIWALA, K. V. VISWANATHAN
Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund – Appellant
Versus
Neeklanth Realty Private Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual basis of the dispute (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 2. court's analysis on issues raised (Para 12 , 13 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64) |
| 3. summary of petitioner's submissions (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 4. ratio decidendi on limitation issue (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 67) |
| 5. conclusion and order for next steps (Para 138 , 139) |
JUDGMENT :
J.B. PARDIWALA, J.:
For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts: -
| INDEX | |
| A. | FACTUAL MATRIX |
| I. The Interim Award. | |
| II. The Decision of the Single Judge under Section 34 of the Act, 1996 | |
| III. The Impugned Decision. | |
| B. | SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER |
| C. | ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION |
| D. | ANALYSIS |
| I. Whether the Preliminary Issue on the question of limitation decided on demurrer, could have been foreclosed by the arbitrator? | |
| a. The definition, scope and nature of the term “demurrer”. | |
| b. The legal position in the United States | |
| i. Demurrer to Evidence | |
| ii. Demurrer to Declaration | |
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