LIST OF SUPREME COURT CASES RELATING TO ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996
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1
Sundaram Finance Ltd. vs. NEPC India Ltd. (Whether a party can approach a court for interim orders under Section 9 even before commencement of arbitration proceedings and before appointment of arbitrator)
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(1999) 2 SCC 479
2
Olympus Superstructures Pvt.Ltd. vs. Meena Vijay Khetan (Challenge to jurisdiction of arbitrator under Section 16)
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(1999) 5 SCC 651 
3
Babar Ali vs. Union of India and others (Constitutional validity of the Act of 1996)
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(2000) 2 SCC 178 
4
Khaleel Ahmed Dakhani vs. Hatti Gold Mines Co.Ltd. (Even while the application to set aside the arbitral award was pending in a Bangalore court under Section 34, the Appellant filed an Execution Petition in Raichur Court to enforce the arbitral award and attach the properties of the Respondent)
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(2000) 3 SCC 755 
5
Wellington Associates Ltd. vs. Kirit Mehta (Whether Chief Justice or his designate can decide a challenge to the “existence” of the arbitration clause under Section 11 of the Act of 1996)
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(2000) 4 SCC 272 
6
P.Anand Gajapathi Raju and others vs. P.V.G.Raju and others (Whether an “arbitration agreement” mentioned in Section 8 includes an arbitration agreement entered into during the pendency of an action before a court)
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(2000) 4 SCC 539 
7
Skypak Couriers Ltd. vs. Tata Chemicals Ltd. (Existence of an arbitration agreement is no bar to seek remedy under the Consumer Protection Act)
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(2000) 5 SCC 294 
8
Haresh Dayaram Thakur vs. State of Maharashtra ( In terms of Section 73(3) the “ Settlement Agreement” drawn up by the Conciliator should be signed by all the parties to the dispute to be legally binding on the parties)
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(2000) 6 SCC 179
9
Konkan Railway Corpn. Ltd. vs. Mehul Construction Co. (Whether the order of Chief Justice or his designate in appointing an arbitrator under Section 11(6) is administrative or judicial in nature)
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(2000) 7 SCC 201
10
Nimet Resources Inc. and another vs. Essar Steels Ltd ( Whether Chief Justice or his designate can decide a challenge to the “existence” of the arbitration clause under Section 11 or it is to be decided under Section 16 by the Arbitral Tribunal itself)
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(2000) 7 SCC 497 
11
Datar Switchgears Ltd. vs. Tata Finance Ltd. and another ( If a party to a dispute having received a notice from the other party invoking the arbitration clause does not appoint an arbitrator within the stipulated period of 30 days, does he automatically forfeit his right to appoint an arbitrator thereafter under Section 11)
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(2000) 8 SCC 151
12
Konkan Railway Corpn. Ltd. vs. Rani Construction Pvt.Ltd (Whether the order of Chief Justice or his designate in appointing an arbitrator under Section 11(6) is administrative or judicial in nature)
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(2000) 8 SCC 159
13
Manohar Lal vs. Umesh Anand and others (Whether an arbitrator can be termed to a “court ” within the meaning of Section 195 of the Criminal Procedure Code and whether the provisions of Section 340 CrPC be made applicable to proceedings before an Arbitrator)
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(2001) 5 SCC 407
14
Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd. vs. Jindal Exports Ltd (Whether a “foreign award” given after the commencement of the Act of 1996, but where the arbitration proceedings started before the commencement of the Act of 1996, will be governed by the Act of 1996. What is the effective date of commencement of the Act of 1996)
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(2001) 6 SCC 356 
15
National Aluminium Co.Ltd. vs. Metalimpex Ltd (If an arbitration agreement entered into between the parties under the Arbitration Act, 1940, will the provisions of the Act of 1996 be applicable to it in respect of arbitration proceedings commenced on or after 25/1/1996)
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(2001) 6 SCC 372 
16
M.V.Baltic Confidence and another vs. State Trading Corpn of India Ltd. and another (Intention of the parties in incorporating an arbitration clause is what is to be considered and not a literal, pedantic and technical interpretation of the clause)
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(2001) 7 SCC 473 
17
UPSEB vs. Banaras Electric Light & Power Co.Ltd (The Special Officer appointed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh alone is competent to decide certain issues in view of authority given to him under specific provisions of Indian Electricity (U.P.Amendment and Validation) Act, 1975 and not the arbitrator appointed by the Respondent)
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(2001) 7 SCC 637 
18
Smita Conductors Ltd. vs. Euro Alloys Ltd (The contracts for supply of goods were not signed by the Appellant and therefore the Appellant denied the existence of the arbitration clause in view of the provisions of Article II(2) of New York Convention)
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(2001) 7 SCC 728 
19
Union of India vs. Popular Construction Co ( Can the delay in filing an application to set aside the arbitral award be condoned by a court under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963)
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(2001) 8 SCC 465
20
Kalpana Kothari vs. Sudha Yadav and others (As long as the arbitration clause exists, a party cannot take recourse to the Civil Courts for appointment of Receiver etc. without evincing an intention to start the arbitration proceedings)
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(2002) 1 SCC 203 
21
S.W.Palanitkar and others vs. State of Bihar (The effect of an arbitration clause in an Agreement when the criminal proceedings have been initiated against the other parties to the agreement)
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(2002) 1 SCC 241
22
State of Rajasthan vs. Nav Bharat Construction Co (Objection to award of interest on delayed payments and other issues not raised by the Appellant before the Arbitrator or Courts below and hence not considered in this appeal)
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(2002) 1 SCC 659 
23
Konkan Railway vs. Rani Construction (A Constitutional Bench has decided that the order of the Chief Justice or his designate in appointing an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Act of 1996 is administrative in nature)
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(2002) 2 SCC 388 
24
Narayan Prasad Lohia vs. Nikunj Kumar Lohia and others (In terms of Section 10 the number of arbitrators “shall not be an even number”. The parties to a dispute appoint two arbitrators and participate in the arbitral proceedings. Is the award delivered by the two arbitrators valid in law)
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(2002) 3 SCC 572
25
Bhatia International vs. Bulk Trading S.A. and another (In an international commercial arbitration taking place outside India, can a party file a petition under Section 9 for an interim order from a court in India)
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(2002) 4 SCC 105 
26
Build India Construction System vs. Union of India (The general conditions of contract were amended without obtaining the consent of the Apellant and hence the amended arbitration clause is not binding on the Appellant)
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(2002) 5 SCC 433 
27
ITI Ltd. vs. Siemens Public Communications Network Ltd. (2002) 5 SCC 510 ( In terms of Section 37(3) there is no provision of second appeal against an order passed under Section 37. Whether a revision petition under Section 115 of the Civil Procedure Code lies to the High Court against an order made by a civil court in an appeal filed under Section 37(2)(b))
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(2002) 5 SCC 510
28
W.B. State Warehousing Corpn. vs. Sushil Kumar Kayan (Under what circumstances can it be said that the arbitrator has exceeded his jurisdiction)
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(2002) 5 SCC 679 
29
Grid Corpn. of Orissa Ltd. Vs. AES Corpn. and others (What are the essential requirements for appointment of a third arbitrator by the two arbitrators appointed by the parties)
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(2002) 7 SCC 736