The Kerala High Court in Chandran Vs. Amruthavally viewed that there is
no reason to restrict the scope of Section 152 of the Code of CPC to ‘
accidental slip or omission’ of the Court and its ministerial staff
alone. In cases where it is clear that the case is one of “ accidental
slip or omission”, it is the duty of the court to correct the decree in
tune with the actual intend of the Court and the parties.
Court approached in the early stages of arbitration will prevail in all other subsequent proceedings
In National Highway Authority of India v. Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited, the Hon'ble Delhi High Court opined that once the parties have approached a certain court for relief under Act at earlier stages of disputes then it is same court that, parties must return to for all other subsequent proceedings. Language of Section 42 of Act is categorical and brooks no exception. In fact, the language used has the effect of jurisdiction of all courts since it states that once an application has been made in Part I of the Act then ―that Court alone shall have jurisdiction over arbitral proceedings and all subsequent applications arising out of that agreement and arbitral proceedings shall be made in that Court and in no other Court. Court holds that NHAI in present case cannot take advantage of Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for explaining inordinate delay in filing present petition under Section 34 of this Act in this Court.
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