GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J.

( 1 ) THIS appeal has been placed before us as a result of the view expressed by a Division Bench of this Court that it involves certain important questions of law which deserve consideration by a larger Bench. The question expressly mentioned in the order of reference to the Full Bench is:"whether a private award passed after the curing into force of the Arbitration Act 1940 and which deals with immovable property of a value of more than Rs. 100. 00 is compulsorily registrable under Section 17 of the Indian Arbitration Act 1940". Although no other question has been formulated in the order of reference to the Full Bench certain other points also seem to arise for our consideration and we shall deal with them in due course.

( 2 ) THE salient facts leading up to this appeal may now be stated succinctly. The two appellants and the two respondents before us constituted a Hindu joint family which owned considerable moveable and immovable properties. Differences arose between them and they considered it necessary to effect a partition of the joint properties. Consequently, on 20-5-1950, they executed an arbitration agreement, Ex. A-1 appointing V. Krishnaiah, B. C

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