CHANDER BHAN HARBHAJAN LAL vs STATE OF PUNJAB

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 8 of the Arbitration Act in the context of a construction agreement where a Settlement Committee was unilaterally abolished by one party. The Court held that Section 8 applies even when one party has the authority to appoint a Settlement Committee, as the provision allows for notice to be served to other parties. The Court dismissed the appeal, affirming that the dissolution of the first Committee did not preclude the appointment of a new Committee by the Court.