https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199415 A dispute clause referring controversies to a named Superintending Engineer can amount to an arbitration agreement even without the words "arbitrator" or "award", if it contemplates final decision of disputes between the parties. A contractor's invocation of such a clause is not invalid merely because the reference was made unilaterally, since the named officer must still call for the other side's claim and proceed according to law. On the procedural objection, the later petition was not barred under Order 23 Rule 1(4) CPC because it had already been filed before withdrawal of the earlier application. The appeal succeeded and the matter was directed to arbitration before the Superintending Engineer. en-us Mon, 21 Jan 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:14:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199415 A dispute clause referring controversies to a named Superintending Engineer can amount to an arbitration agreement even without the words "arbitrator" or "award", if it contemplates final decision of disputes between the parties. A contractor's invocation of such a clause is not invalid merely because the reference was made unilaterally, since the named officer must still call for the other side's claim and proceed according to law. On the procedural objection, the later petition was not barred under Order 23 Rule 1(4) CPC because it had already been filed before withdrawal of the earlier application. The appeal succeeded and the matter was directed to arbitration before the Superintending Engineer. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Jan 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199415