Scheme for Appointment of Arbitrators by the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, 1996.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (10) of Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Ordinance, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) the Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. Short title-This Scheme may be called the Scheme for Appointment of Arbitrators by the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, 1996

2. Submission of request-The request under sub-section (4) or sub-section (5) or sub-section (6) of Section 11 of the Act shall be made in writing, signed and verified and accompanied by:

(a) the original arbitration agreement or a duly certified copy thereof;

(b) the names and addresses of the parties to the arbitration agreement;

(c) the names and addresses of the arbitrators, if any, already appointed;

(d) the name and address of the person or institution, if any, to whom or which any function has been entrusted by the parties to the arbitration agreement under the appointment procedure agreed upon by them;

(e) the qualifications required, if any, of the arbitiators by the agreement of the parties;

(f) a brief written statement describing the general nature of the dispute and the points at issue;

(g) the relief or remedy sought; and

(h) an affidavit, supported by the relevant documents, to the effect that the condition to be satisfied under sub-section (4) or sub-section (5) or sub-section (6) of Section 11 of the Act, as the case may be, before making the request has been satisfied and how it has been so satisfied

3 Authority to deal with the request-(1) For the purpose of dealing with the request made under para 2 the Chief Justice hereby designates the District Judge/ Addl Judge to the Court of District Judge, where the value of the subject-matter does not exceed 25 lakh rupees

(2) The request involving the subject-matter exceeding 25 lakh rupees shall be dealt with by the Chief Justice himself or he may designate any Judge of the High Court for this purpose by a general or special order

(3) The requests falling under sub-para (1) shall be placed before the District Judge for appropriate allotment and the requests falling under sub-para (2) shall be placed before the Chief Justice or his designate

4 Requests and communications to be sent to Addl Registrar (Judicial)-(1) All requests under this Scheme and communications relating thereto, which are addressed to the Chief Justice, shall be presented to the Addl Registrar (Judicial) of the High Court, who...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT