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DELHI HIGH COURT
VIBHU BAKHRU
G4S Secure Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
LI Consulting Private Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's claims based on contract for guarding services. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. opposing arguments on notice and limitation. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. court's observations on notice validity and limitation. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 31 , 32) |
| 4. limitations on court adjudication under section 11. (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 5. court allowance of petition and appointment of arbitrator. (Para 33 , 34 , 35) |
JUDGMENT
Vibhu Bakhru, J. The petitioner, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, has filed the present petition under Section 11 (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter the `A&C Act'), inter alia, praying as under:
"a) appoint any person, as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case, as a Sole Arbitrator, to enter upon reference in order to adjudicate all disputes that have arisen between the Petitioner and the Respondents; and/or
b) award costs of the petition in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondent; and
c) pass any other and further order(s) which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in th
The court ruled that a notice invoking arbitration is deemed served if dispatched to the correct address, and disputes cannot be dismissed on limitation grounds when evidence suggests ongoing acknowl....
The main legal point established is the limited scope of examination under Section 11 of the A&C Act, which focuses solely on the existence of an arbitration agreement.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the notice under Section 21 of the A&C Act must be received for the arbitration to commence, claims must be initiated within the limitation pe....
The Chief Justice can appoint arbitrators under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act and determine issues of jurisdiction and validity of claims, while disputes over notification receipt are left for re....
An application under Section 11 for appointment of an arbitrator is time-barred if filed after three years from the refusal to appoint, with delays not justified.
Arbitration requests must be filed within three years of the cause of action; failure to act in time bars subsequent petitions.
The referral court under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act must determine the prima facie existence of an arbitration agreement and appoint an arbitrator if satisfied.
The requirement of proper notice in arbitration proceedings is paramount, and failure to prove adequate service of notice undermines the validity of the arbitral award.
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