https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159921 A clause directing an expert final decision to implement an existing settlement, without reference to adjudication of a formulated dispute by an impartial tribunal, is not an arbitration agreement, and the resulting decision is not an arbitral award. Parallel proceedings that repeat the same challenge on the same basis amount to abuse of process, especially where the same relief was already sought in prior arbitration-related proceedings. However, a distinct alternative plea challenging the decision in its own character, if not treated as an award, may survive at the threshold and be tested on maintainability and pleadings at trial. en-us Wed, 04 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 07:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159921 A clause directing an expert final decision to implement an existing settlement, without reference to adjudication of a formulated dispute by an impartial tribunal, is not an arbitration agreement, and the resulting decision is not an arbitral award. Parallel proceedings that repeat the same challenge on the same basis amount to abuse of process, especially where the same relief was already sought in prior arbitration-related proceedings. However, a distinct alternative plea challenging the decision in its own character, if not treated as an award, may survive at the threshold and be tested on maintainability and pleadings at trial. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 04 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=159921