Supreme Court of India · 2022-07-27
M/S CONTINENTAL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED vs GENERAL MANAGER NORTHERN RAILWAY
- Citation / case number
- SC 2021/31160
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M/S CONTINENTAL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
- Respondent
- GENERAL MANAGER NORTHERN RAILWAY
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal regarding the appointment of an arbitrator under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The court upheld the High Court's direction for the General Manager of Northern Railway to provide a fresh panel of retired officers for the appointment of an arbitrator, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the arbitration clause in the contract. The outcome reinforced the procedural requirements for arbitration in contractual disputes.