Court addresses issue on removal of arbitrator

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The Supreme Court recently held that where parties enter into a contract knowing the role, authority or power of an individual in relation to a contract but nevertheless accept that person as an arbitrator to adjudicate disputes between the parties, they stand bound by the contract unless a good or valid legal ground is made out for the arbitrator’s exclusion.

Dismissing an appeal against an order upholding an arbitration award in Ladli Construction Co (P) Ltd v Punjab Police Housing Corporation, the court held that there was “no justifiable circumstance on record that enables the contractor to escape from the bargain that it made under the contract and have the disputes resolved through the process other than agreed”.

Judge's_gavel_on_bookLadli was a contractor on a housing project, but its contract was rescinded in 1991. An arbitration that followed – conducted by the chief engineer of the Punjab Police Housing Corporation – went against Ladli, which subsequently moved Punjab and Haryana High Court, without success.

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The update of court judgments is compiled by Bhasin & Co, Advocates, a corporate law firm based in New Delhi. The authors can be contacted at lbhasin@bhasinco.in or lbhasin@gmail.com. Readers should not act on the basis of this information without seeking professional legal advice.

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