High Court of Karnataka Allows Petition for Appointment of Arbitrator in Partnership Dispute — Unregistered Firm's Petition Under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Held Maintainable Despite Bar Under Section 69 of Partnership Act, 1932. The court clarified that the bar under Section 69 of the Partnership Act does not apply to applications under the Arbitration Act as the right to seek appointment of an arbitrator arises from the arbitration agreement, not from the partnership deed....
The petitioners, M/s. Sri Vishal Bhavan (an unregistered partnership firm) and its partner H.N. Jayaprakash, filed a petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking ...
