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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE
SUBODH ABHYANKAR
Ganga Infratech Through Its Partner Mr. Palash Rajani – Appellant
Versus
Johari Land And Finance Through Its Partner Rajendra Soni – Respondent
ORDER :
SUBODH ABHYANKAR, J.
Heard.
2. This order shall also govern the disposal of A.C. No.56 of 2023, considering the fact that M.P. No.1033 of 2023 has arisen out of an order passed on an application filed under Section 8 of the Act of 1996, i.e., for referring the parties to the arbitrator, whereas A.C. No.56 of 2023 has been filed for appointment of arbitrator. For the sake of convenience, the facts as narrated in M.P. No.1033/2023 are being taken into consideration.
3. This petition has been filed by the petitioners/defendants under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, against the order dated 02.02.2023, passed by the First Additional District Judge, Dewas, in Case No.RCSA-200/2022, whereby, an application filed by the petitioner under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as „the Act of 1996‟) for referring the parties to the arbitration, has been rejected by the Civil Court, on account of allegations of serious fraud pleaded by the plaintiff/respondent No.1. It was also held that since in the Civil Suit, apart from the plaintiff and defendant No.1 there are other defendants also, who are not the parties to the agreement dated
Arbitration agreements remain enforceable despite allegations of fraud if not serious; parties must resolve disputes through arbitration as per contract terms.
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Arbitration clause persists despite challenges; disputes require arbitrator resolution.
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