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In an appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the…

Rameshwar Das Agarwal v. Kiran Agarwal reaffirmed the judicial character of the arbitrator-appointment power. The Court applied the earlier ruling in SBP & Co. v. Patel…

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In an appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the power exercised by the Chief Justice or designated Judge to appoint an arbitrator is judicial rather than administrative. In which case was this held?

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Rameshwar Das Agarwal v. Kiran Agarwal reaffirmed the judicial character of the arbitrator-appointment power. The Court applied the earlier ruling in SBP & Co. v. Patel Engineering and required consideration of the parties' claims and objections before a reasoned appointment order.

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