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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 :
2. In 2013, the land owner filed O.S.293 of 2013 before the Sub Court, Ernakulam, for recovery of possession of property and other reliefs against the respondent and the then Managing Partner of the firm. Suit was dismissed and dispute was referred for arbitration as there was an arbitration clause in the lease deed between the respondent and the land owner. After filing of the suit, the land owner refused to renew the lease and to give consent for renewing the explosive licence. The outlet was therefore closed from 21.02.2021. Dispute between the respondent and the land owner was referred for arbitration. While so, the land owner filed C.S.No.80 of 2022 before the Commer
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