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Sameer Barar & Others v. Ratan Bhushan Jain & Others

Sameer Barar & Others
v.
Ratan Bhushan Jain & Others

(Supreme Court Of India)

Civil Appeal No. 6154 Of 2005 | 03-10-2005


1. Leave granted.

2. Heard parties.

3. Even if the Civil Court felt that, because of the arbitration clause the suit was not maintainable, it could have treated the application to be one under Section 9. We are told that Arbitration Application No. 384 of 2005 has already been filed before the Chief Justice for appointment of an Arbitrator by the respondents. We, therefore, direct that pending the appointment of an Arbitrator and for three weeks thereafter, the appellants will not be dispossessed from the premises in their possession. The appellants to then apply to the Arbitrator for interim orders.

4. The appeal stands disposed of accordingly.

5. No order as to costs.

Advocates List

For the Appellants ------ For the Respondents -------

For Petitioner
  • Shekhar Naphade
  • Mahesh Agrawal
  • Tarun Dua
For Respondent
  • S. Vani
  • B. Sunita Rao
  • Sushil Kumar Pathak

Bench List

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.N. VARIAVA

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TARUN CHATTERJEE

Eq Citation

2006 (1) RAJ 116

(2006) 1 SCC 419

2006 (1) ARBLR 214

LQ/SC/2005/999

HeadNote

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 8 — Suit under arbitration clause — Maintainability — Stay of proceedings — Arbitration Application No. 384 of 2005 already filed before Chief Justice for appointment of an Arbitrator — Pending appointment of Arbitrator and for three weeks thereafter, appellants directed not to be dispossessed from premises in their possession — Appellants to then apply to Arbitrator for interim orders — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, S. 9