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In a suit for specific performance of an Agreement of Sale of immovable property the defendant along with his written statement files an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act for referring the parties to arbitration in accordance with arbitration clause contained in the Agreement to Sell. The plaintiff admits the existence of the arbitration clause as well as that the subject matter of suit is subject matter of such arbitration clause. The Court shall:

Correct Answer: Allow the application and refer the parties to arbitration

A Hindu wife files a petition against her husband for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce. Immediately after service of summons of the petition and before the filing of written statement the defendant files an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act for reference to arbitration in accordance with the arbitration clause in a Settlement Agreement signed by the parties when on an earlier occasion police complaints were made against each other. The wife admits the Arbitration Agreement which encompasses all disputes and differences of any kind between the parties. The Court shall:

To constitute a matter of res judicata which of the following conditions must concur?
1. The matter directly and substantially in issue in the subsequent suit or issue must be the same matter which was directly and substantially in issue either actually (section 11, explanation III) or constructively (section 11, explanation IV) in the former suit
2. The former suit must have been a suit between the same parties under whom they or any of them claim. Explanation VI of Section 11 must be read with this condition
3. The parties as aforesaid must have litigated under the same title in the former suit
4. The court which decided the former suit must have been a court competent to try the subsequent suit of the suit in which such issue has been subsequently raised. Explanation II of section 11 is to be read with condition
5. The matter directly and substantially in issue in the subsequent suit must have been heard and finally decided by the court in the first suit. Explanation V of section 11 is to be read with this condition

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A', on 9th January, 2015 agrees to sell his immovable property to 'R' and out of the total sale consideration of Rs. 3,00,000/- receives a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- from 'B' as advance payment and agrees to vacate the property and handover vacant peaceful physical possession thereof to 'B' and to execute the Sale Deed of the property in favour of 'B' on receipt of balance sale 'consideration' on or before 9th July, 2015. 'A' fails to vacate the property or to execute the Sale Deed or to deliver possession of the property to 'B'. 'B' after waiting patiently till 31st January, 2016, on 1st February, 2016 got issued a legal notice to 'A' to take the balance sale consideration and execute the Sale Deed and deliver vacant peaceful physical possession. 'A' vide his reply received by 'B' on 17th February, 2016 denies the agreement. The limitation of three years available to 'B' for instituting a suit for specific performance is:

Which of the following statements regarding powers granted under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, are correct?1. The application under Section 8 may be filed before the Arbitrator.
2. Section 8 is an instance of the least judicial intervention when there is an arbitration agreement between the parties.
3. When an application under Section 8 is filed before the court, the proceedings before the Arbitrator are stayed.
4. The application under Section 8 shall not be entertained unless it is accompanied by the original arbitration agreement.
Select the correct answer using the given below:

In a suit filed by the plaintiff, the defendant in his written statement has taken the objection of non-impleadment of necessary party. Despite such objection the plaintiff continued the suit and the suit finally was decreed. At the first appellate stage, the plaintiff withdraws the suit with liberty to file a fresh one on the same cause of action and subsequently filed a fresh suit. The period spent by the plaintiff in the earlier suit, under section 14 of Limitation Act is

A Civil Court before which an action is brought in a matter which is subject matter of arbitration, while referring the parties to arbitration on application of the party, is under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 required to:

A' entered into an agreement with 'B' to sell immovable property of the former for consideration and 'B' was put in possession of the property. Both parties had signed the agreement. The agreement had not been registered under the Indian Registration Act. In a suit between the parties, 'B' claimed the benefit of Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act. Whether his claim is maintainable?

A' has let out his property at Delhi to 'B' at a rent of Rs. 3000/- per month on the terms and conditions contained in a registered lease dead. The lease deed provided for arbitration of all disputes between the parties. 'B' fails to vacate the property inspite of expiry of period of lease of two years. 'A' initiates arbitral proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in accordance with an arbitration clause in the lease deed seeking eviction/ejectment of 'B' from the property

A Financial Institution institutes a suit for re-possession of a vehicle subject matter of Hire Purchase Agreement with the defendant and for recovery of hire charges. The Hire Purchase Agreement produced by the plaintiff along with the plaint contains an arbitration clause for reference of such claims to arbitration of a reputed named advocate. The court shall: