M/S HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD vs RAJASTHAN FAUJI RAKSHAK CO-OP.SCTY LTD. — C.A. No. 7233/2004

SUMMARY: The Supreme Court allowed Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's appeal on September 10, 2009, setting aside the High Court's dismissal of its revision petition. The Court held that despite Clause 32 of the agreement naming a specific arbitrator (the Chairman and Managing Director/Director of the Corporation), the District Judge had wrongly appointed a different sole arbitrator. The Court directed the dispute be referred to the named arbitrator per Clause 32, leaving all questions of law and fact open for arbitration proceedings. No order on costs was made. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.