Punjab Agro Industries Corpn. Ltd vs Kewal Singh Dhillon

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in dismissing the writ petition under Article 227 against the order of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, regarding the appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court clarified that the decision in S.B.P. & Co. Vs. Patel Engineering Ltd. does not preclude the maintainability of such a writ petition. The Court emphasized that judicial power to appoint an arbitrator is distinct and does not negate the right to seek judicial review in appropriate cases.