Arumugam G. v. Kalyani S.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Madras High Court allowed the petitioner's petition for appointment of an arbitrator despite the Construction Agreement being unstamped and unregistered. The Court ordered the respondent's agreement to be registered within four weeks to cure defects, granting the beneficio of the order conditionally upon compliance.
What did the court decide?
Appointment of Mrs. K.Elaiyarani as Sole Arbitrator, subject to registration of the Construction Agreement within four weeks.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 19.07.2019
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA
O.P.No.1123 of 2018
G.Arumugam, Proprietor, Arumugam Constructions, No.5, Sivasakthi Homes, Parthasarathi Nagar, 2nd Street, Adambakkam, Chennai-600 088. .. Petitioner Vs. S.Kalyani .. Respondent * * *
Prayer : Petition filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, praying to appoint an Arbitrator to decide the disputes between the parties arising out of the Construction Agreement dated 30.01.2014.
- For Petitioner : Ms.R.Ramya For Respondents : Mr.T.V.Sureshkumar for M/s.Genicon & Associates
O R D E R
This Original Petition is filed seeking for appointment of an Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes between the petitioner and the respondent which arose out of the Construction Agreement dated 30.01.2014.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether a court can appoint an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 when the underlying agreement is unstamped and unregistered.
Whether Section 11(6A) of the Act necessitates awaiting adjudication by stamp authorities before disposing of a Section 11(6) application regarding an inadequately stamped document.
Whether giving the applicant liberty to register the agreement within a time limit subsets the appointment of an arbitrator and the enforcement of the arbitration clause.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
G.Arsumugam
- respondent
S.Kalyani
Coram
Pushpa Sathyanaarayana
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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