Supreme Court of India

Rajinder Krishan Khanna and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Bench S.P. Bharucha and V.N. Khare JJ.
Decided 12 October 1998

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the award ofR$.77,19,800 for "loss of potential of land" and interest thereon falls outside the scope of the reference to arbitration and is not in relation to a dispute contemplated thereby.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Sections 16, 31(7) (a) and 34(2) (iv). Arbitration-Writ filed by appellants against respondent-Allegation that due to effluent disposal arrangement of respondent's plant damage was caused to land crops and property of appellants-Relief sought for-Damages for the destruction of residential houses, crops and mango gardens-Direction also sought to reclaim the land that had been rendered unfit for cultivation- No claim made for damages for the alleged loss of the potential of the /and-­ Dismissal of writ petition by High Court-Dismissal order upheld by…

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