Sh. Deepak Dhingra vs Sh. Rakesh Dhingra Dhingra on 2 November, 2022
20. The judgment of Hon'ble Calcutta High Court in IDCOL Cement
Limited Vs. P. Roy Chowdhury and Company 2005 (1) CHN158, in my
considered opinion, is not applicable on the facts of the present case. In the
case before Hon'ble Calcutta High Court, the suit was filed by the plaintiff
against a partnership firm (defendant no. 1), two of its partners (defendants
no. 2 and 3) and 13 other defendants who were not a parties to the
arbitration agreement between plaintiff and defendant no. 1 firm. Under the
aforesaid circumstances, it was held by Hon'ble Calcutta High Court that
the matter could not have been referred to arbitration on an application u/s
8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 filed by one of the partners
of defendant no. 1 firm in his individual capacity and not for and on behalf
of partnership firm. On the other hand, in the present case the dispute is
between the partners of a firm who all are parties to the arbitration
agreement in their individual capacity.