The Order of the Court was as follows :

The defendants are the petitioners. The petitioners are public corporations which supply petroleum products and its offices. Tenders are called for and the petitioner enter into a contract for supply of petroleum products with the successful tenderers. The relationship between the parties are governed by the contract between them. According to the respondent, the petitioners had illegally and unlawfully taken action suspending the supply of petroleum products on the ground that the respondent was guilty of malpractice by supplying adulterated petroleum products. A letter was issued on 29.8.2000 demanding the reimbursement of an amount towards lab testing charges etc. According to the respondent this demand was unlawful and therefore, the suit was filed. The respondent also filed an application for interim injunction restraining the 3rd and 4th petitioners from giving effect to the order dated 29.8.2000 and from preventing the respondent from participating in the future tenders. The petitioner filed an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 before the Court below for referring the petitioner and re