Kailash Rani Dang vs Rakesh Bala Aneja & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the arbitration clause in the family arrangement dated 21st July 1998 was valid and enforceable under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court emphasized that the non-appearance of Subhash Chander during arbitration proceedings justified the initiation of ex-parte proceedings, as per the arbitrator's discretion. The Court upheld the arbitrator's decision to proceed ex-parte and ruled that Kailash Rani was entitled to her share of the earnings from the cinema as per the family arrangement.