https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=106852 The bar under section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 applies to suits and other proceedings instituted in court, not to a consensual reference to arbitration made without court intervention by an unregistered firm; the reference and award were therefore not void for non-registration. The objection that the award was invalid because one arbitrator was not a Stock Exchange member also failed, as the relevant bye-laws had been amended in 1993 to permit a non-member on the Tribunal. The challenge to the arbitral award was rejected on both grounds. en-us Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:46:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=106852 The bar under section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 applies to suits and other proceedings instituted in court, not to a consensual reference to arbitration made without court intervention by an unregistered firm; the reference and award were therefore not void for non-registration. The objection that the award was invalid because one arbitrator was not a Stock Exchange member also failed, as the relevant bye-laws had been amended in 1993 to permit a non-member on the Tribunal. The challenge to the arbitral award was rejected on both grounds. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=106852