https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193345 Clause XVI of the Sixth Schedule, incorporated into a licence by section 57 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, formed part of the arrangement between the Government and the licensee, but it did not itself create a statutory arbitration mechanism binding consumers who were not parties to the licence. As the consumer's refund dispute was not shown to arise from a contractual arbitration agreement binding both sides, section 46 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 could not support a stay under section 34. The article concludes that such a consumer suit was not referable to arbitration under clause XVI and was not liable to be stayed. en-us Fri, 13 Feb 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:48:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193345 Clause XVI of the Sixth Schedule, incorporated into a licence by section 57 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, formed part of the arrangement between the Government and the licensee, but it did not itself create a statutory arbitration mechanism binding consumers who were not parties to the licence. As the consumer's refund dispute was not shown to arise from a contractual arbitration agreement binding both sides, section 46 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 could not support a stay under section 34. The article concludes that such a consumer suit was not referable to arbitration under clause XVI and was not liable to be stayed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Feb 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193345