https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=239455 Clauses requiring disputes to be first referred to a Chief Engineer or designated departmental officer, with that officer's decision stated to be final but followed by recourse to court, are not arbitration agreements. The Court held that such clauses provide only expert or administrative determination by an officer lacking the attributes of an independent arbitral tribunal, including a judicial enquiry and impartial adjudication. On that construction, orders refusing to appoint arbitrators were upheld, while orders treating the Chief Engineer as an arbitrator were set aside. en-us Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=239455 Clauses requiring disputes to be first referred to a Chief Engineer or designated departmental officer, with that officer's decision stated to be final but followed by recourse to court, are not arbitration agreements. The Court held that such clauses provide only expert or administrative determination by an officer lacking the attributes of an independent arbitral tribunal, including a judicial enquiry and impartial adjudication. On that construction, orders refusing to appoint arbitrators were upheld, while orders treating the Chief Engineer as an arbitrator were set aside. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=239455