Southern Railway v. M.P. Sarasan
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What is this about?
A two-judge bench dismissed arbitration appeals filed by Southern Railway against Commercial Court orders, holding them non-maintainable in the High Court. Citing precedent, it directed that appeals under the Commercial Courts Act must be filed before the District Court.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K. NARENDRAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISANKAR V. MENON
MONDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 13TH JYAISHTA, 1946
ARB.A NO. 14 OF 2023
AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 30.08.2022 IN AOP NO.27 OF 2021 OF
COMMERCIAL COURT (PRINCIPAL SUB JUDGE), ERNAKULAM
APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS:
1 SOUTHERN RAILWAY, HEAD QUARTERS OFFICE, PARK TOWN, CHENNAI, PIN - 600003, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER,
2 DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER/CO-ORDINATION, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether an appeal against an order of the Commercial Court under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act is maintainable in the High Court.
Whether Section 6 and 10(3) of the Commercial Courts Act mandates that appeals against Commercial Court orders must be filed before the Commercial Appellate Court.
To which court the arbitration appeals filed under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act should be presented.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
- appellant
UNION OF INDIA
- respondent
M.P. SARASAN
Coram
Case details
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