https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458182 A special statute creating a tribunal for works-contract disputes with the State was treated as constitutionally valid because the classification was based on a distinct class of claims and the statutory scheme supplied safeguards against arbitrariness. The law was also treated as a valid arbitration-related enactment in the statutory sense. Arbitration is taken to commence when reference is made to an arbitrator, so only proceedings actually pending on the Act's commencement date are saved; a mere demand for appointment is insufficient. Where no arbitration was pending, prior contractual arbitration clauses cannot displace the statute-created forum, and the special Act prevails over inconsistent contractual or general arbitration arrangements. en-us Mon, 22 Jun 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:14:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458182 A special statute creating a tribunal for works-contract disputes with the State was treated as constitutionally valid because the classification was based on a distinct class of claims and the statutory scheme supplied safeguards against arbitrariness. The law was also treated as a valid arbitration-related enactment in the statutory sense. Arbitration is taken to commence when reference is made to an arbitrator, so only proceedings actually pending on the Act's commencement date are saved; a mere demand for appointment is insufficient. Where no arbitration was pending, prior contractual arbitration clauses cannot displace the statute-created forum, and the special Act prevails over inconsistent contractual or general arbitration arrangements. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Jun 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458182