IRON & STEEL CO. LTD. vs M/S. TIWARI ROAD LINES

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, affirming the appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court ruled that the City Civil Court at Hyderabad had the necessary jurisdiction to entertain the application, rejecting the appellant's claims regarding the inapplicability of the Act due to the arbitration clause in the agreement. The Court emphasized that the arbitration agreement's terms did not preclude the invocation of Section 11 of the Act for appointing an arbitrator.