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M/s. S.B.P. and Co. v. M/s. Patel Engineering Ltd. and Anr.

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Bench R.C. Lahoti, B.N. Agrawal, Arun Kumar, G.P. Mathur, A.K. Mathur, P.K. Balasubramanyan and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 26 October 2005

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Arbitration Act, 1940; Ss. 8, 20 and 21 !The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Ss. 2(h), 2(h), 7, 9, //, /61and 34/Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Functions performed by the Chief Justice of Supreme Court/Chief Justices of High Courts under Section 11 of the 1996 Act-Administrative or Judicial-Held: Judicial. Held, Per majority: Once a statute creates an authority, confers on it powers to adjudicate and makes its decision final, the decision cannot be termed as purely administrative decision-The ground a/ensuring minimum judicial interference by itself is not a ground to hold the power…

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