Arbitration clause in a contract would not exclude power of high courts or Supreme Court to decide disputes

Arbitration clause in a contract would not exclude the power of the high courts or the Supreme Court to decide disputes between the parties The Supreme Court last week ruled that an arbitration clause in a contract would not exclude the power of the high courts or the Supreme Court to decide disputes between the parties. The court thus dismissed the appeal of East Central Railway in the case, Union of India vs Tantia Construction Ltd. In this case, the railway awarded a project to the construction firm. Later, additional work had to be done and the firm was asked to undertake that too, at the ...