https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195282 Where an arbitration agreement exists and the suit falls within its broad scope, Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 requires a mandatory reference to arbitration. Partial or without-prejudice payments do not by themselves extinguish the dispute, especially where the claim is not confined to dishonoured cheques and the defendants have not waived their defence by filing a written statement. The commentary distinguishes the earlier Section 34 regime under the Arbitration Act, 1940 and reiterates that, once the statutory conditions are satisfied, the judicial authority must refer the parties to arbitration. en-us Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 17:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195282 Where an arbitration agreement exists and the suit falls within its broad scope, Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 requires a mandatory reference to arbitration. Partial or without-prejudice payments do not by themselves extinguish the dispute, especially where the claim is not confined to dishonoured cheques and the defendants have not waived their defence by filing a written statement. The commentary distinguishes the earlier Section 34 regime under the Arbitration Act, 1940 and reiterates that, once the statutory conditions are satisfied, the judicial authority must refer the parties to arbitration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195282