INDER SINGH & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the writ petition seeking the appointment of an arbitrator under Section 8(b) of the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952. The Court found that the appellants had accepted compensation without protest, thereby precluding their entitlement to arbitration as per the provisions of Rule 9(5)(i) of the Act. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision on both grounds of delay and merits.