https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102574 A joint reference of family company disputes to an arbitrator before judgment was treated as a valid reference under section 21 of the Arbitration Act, 1940, and participation without protest amounted to acquiescence. The court reiterated that an award can be interfered with only on statutory grounds and not on appeal. It found no legal misconduct or breach of natural justice where both principal disputants were heard, no further evidence was agreed to be led, and counsel represented the respondents throughout; separate notice to every family member was not required on the facts. Directions on shareholding, the will, properties and future management were held to be within the scope of the comprehensive reference, and the registration objection also failed. en-us Tue, 19 Apr 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:29:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102574 A joint reference of family company disputes to an arbitrator before judgment was treated as a valid reference under section 21 of the Arbitration Act, 1940, and participation without protest amounted to acquiescence. The court reiterated that an award can be interfered with only on statutory grounds and not on appeal. It found no legal misconduct or breach of natural justice where both principal disputants were heard, no further evidence was agreed to be led, and counsel represented the respondents throughout; separate notice to every family member was not required on the facts. Directions on shareholding, the will, properties and future management were held to be within the scope of the comprehensive reference, and the registration objection also failed. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 19 Apr 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102574