https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275926 An unbriefed Government Pleader's appearance to seek adjournment was not a "step in the proceedings" under Section 34 of the Indian Arbitration Act, and mere silence before suit did not show lack of readiness and willingness to arbitrate. A broadly worded arbitration clause covering disputes "in matter of dispute" was held to extend to claims for extra work and disputed items arising in execution of the contracts, because those claims required construction of the work orders and related to the contracts themselves. The suit was therefore covered by the arbitration agreement and stayed. en-us Thu, 11 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:24:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275926 An unbriefed Government Pleader's appearance to seek adjournment was not a "step in the proceedings" under Section 34 of the Indian Arbitration Act, and mere silence before suit did not show lack of readiness and willingness to arbitrate. A broadly worded arbitration clause covering disputes "in matter of dispute" was held to extend to claims for extra work and disputed items arising in execution of the contracts, because those claims required construction of the work orders and related to the contracts themselves. The suit was therefore covered by the arbitration agreement and stayed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275926