GURU NANAK FOUNDATION vs RATTAN SINGH & SONS

The Supreme Court held that under Section 14(2) and Section 31(4) of the Arbitration Act, the award dated November 11, 1977, must be filed in the Supreme Court, which has exclusive jurisdiction over the arbitration proceedings. The Court clarified that the term 'court' as defined in Section 2(c) includes the appellate court, thus affirming that all applications arising from the arbitration reference must be made in the court competent to entertain them. The Court allowed C.M.P. No. 14079 of 1977, directing the award to be filed in the Supreme Court.