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R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, HARINATH NUNEPALLY
Dharmateja Bar and Restaurant, Vijayawada, Krishna District – Appellant
Versus
Nathani Bhupathi Rao – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. parties involved in a partnership dispute. (Para 1) |
| 2. application for arbitration based on partnership deed. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. contentions regarding arbitrator's appointment and participation. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. arbitration agreement empowers parties for arbitration. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. court's jurisdiction limited to referring disputes to arbitration. (Para 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 6. parties must agree on appointing arbitrators. (Para 18 , 19) |
| 7. initial appointment defect renders subsequent proceedings void. (Para 20 , 21) |
| 8. appeal allowed; award set aside. (Para 22 , 23) |
JUDGMENT :
1. The 1st respondent herein had filed OS No.37 of 2006 before the II Additional District Judge (Fast Track Court), Vijayawada, for settlement of accounts in relation to a partnership firm, which is the 1st appellant herein. The appellants 2 to 4, who are the partners of this firm, were also arrayed as defendants 2 to 4 in the suit.
2. The appellants herein had filed an application in IA No.4592 of 2006 in OS No.37 of 2006 under Section 8 (1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [for short ‘the Act, 1996’], contending that the alleged dispute would have to be referred
Court clarified that initial appointment of an Arbitrator must derive authority from the Arbitration Act, rejecting jurisdiction under Section 8 and confirming that participation does not waive juris....
The referral court's scope under Section 11(6-A) is limited to the prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement. A formal notice under Section 21 is not mandatory if the respondent has prior kno....
A partner lacks authority to represent a firm in arbitration without the express consent of other partners, and appointment of a substitute arbitrator requires adherence to agreed procedures under th....
Procedural objections regarding the appointment of arbitrators in ICA do not invalidate an arbitral award unless linked to non-derogable provisions or demonstrated prejudice.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for an unequivocal and unambiguous consent by the parties to arbitrate, and the application of the prima facie test to determine th....
The court reaffirmed that the scope of inquiry under Section 11 is limited to determining the prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement, and the withdrawal of a prior application does not con....
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