Society management disputes referred to arbitration where statute provides a specific remedy, with legal questions left open.

Dispute between rival groups over control and management of a registered society was treated as unsuitable for writ adjudication because the governing statute provided a specific dispute-resolution mechanism, including arbitration. With the parties consenting to appointment of an arbitrator, the matter was referred to arbitration, and all factual and legal contentions were kept open for determination by the arbitrator. The Court did not decide the interpretation of Section 9 of the Act on merits and left that question open.

---

---

Issues: Whether the dispute relating to control and management of the society should be entertained in writ proceedings or referred to arbitration under the governing statute.

Analysis: The dispute was one among rival groups concerning management of a registered society. The statute provided a specific mechanism for resolving such disputes, including recourse to arbitration, and the matter was not considered appropriate for adjudication in writ proceedings. As the parties consented to appointment of an arbitrator, the Court referred the dispute to arbitration and kept open the parties' rights to raise all factual and legal contentions before the arbitrator. The question of law concerning interpretation of Section 9 of the Act was expressly left open.

Conclusion: The dispute was ordered to be resolved by arbitration, the writ appeals and writ petition were disposed of on that basis, and the challenge in writ jurisdiction was not pursued on merits.

---