Arbitration award not considered debt under Indian Contract Act. Interpretation of 'debt' clarified. The High Court of Madras held that a promise to pay an amount determined by an arbitrator in a partnership account does not constitute a debt under ...
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Arbitration award not considered debt under Indian Contract Act. Interpretation of "debt" clarified.
The High Court of Madras held that a promise to pay an amount determined by an arbitrator in a partnership account does not constitute a debt under Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act. The court interpreted "debt" as a sum payable in relation to a money demand recoverable by action and answered the question in the negative. (1917 (1) TMI 2 - MADRAS HC)
The High Court of Madras ruled that a promise to pay an amount determined by an arbitrator in a partnership account is not considered a debt under Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act. The court referred to the ordinary meaning of "debt" as a sum payable in respect of a money demand recoverable by action. The question was answered in the negative. (Case citation: 1917 (1) TMI 2 - MADRAS HIGH COURT)
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