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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
S.MANU
P.K. Chandrasekharan Nair – Appellant
Versus
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. establishment of the firm and initial agreements. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. respondent's denial and maintainability objections. (Para 5 , 8 , 10) |
| 3. court's examination of maintainability. (Para 6 , 7 , 9) |
| 4. arbitration and validity of disputes. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. issues of implied authority in arbitration. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 6. analysis of previous judgments on authority. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 7. final ruling on maintainability of the request. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
ORDER :
1. This arbitration request is filed by a partner of M/s.P.K.Chandrasekharan Nair and Co., a partnership firm, in its name. It is stated that the firm was a dealer of the respondent since 1970. The firm was operating a retail outlet of petroleum products of the respondent in the property having an extent 39.620 cents in Survey No.931/1 of Nadama Village owned by Mr.N.Krishnan. An agreement was executed between the firm and the respondent in 1970 which was renewed periodically. Last renewal was on 01.07.2019. A copy of the agreement dated 01.07.2019 is produced as Annexure 1.
2. In 2013, the land owner filed O.S.293 of 2013 before the Sub Court, Ernakulam, for recovery of p
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