Challenging the fair and final order passed in I.A. No. 685 of 2016 in O.S. No. 4656 of 2015 on the file of the V Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai, the plaintiff has filed the above Civil Revision Petition.

2. The plaintiff filed the suit in O.S. No. 4656 of 2015 for declaration and permanent injunction.

3. In the said suit, the 3rd defendant filed an application in I.A. No. 685 of 2016 under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to refer the parties to Arbitration in terms of the Arbitration Clause contained in Article IV Section 4 of the Constitution and By-laws of the Lions Club International.

4. In the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the 3rd defendant has stated that the suit itself is not maintainable for the simple reason that the Constitution of the Lions Club stipulates Arbitration of all disputes and complaints relating to the interpretation of the Constitution and By-laws by the Multiple District Council, therefore, the suit filed by the plaintiff for declaration and injunction is not maintainable before the Civil Court and that the dispute can be resolved only by the Arbitrator as stated under Article VI Section 1 of the Consti