Bashir Khan vs Ranger, Social Vaniki And Ors. on 15 July, 1994
Sailaja Kanta Mitra v. State of West Bengal AIR 1971 Cal 137 pertained to the question if an arbitrator appointed under the provisions of Defence of India Act (1939) was a tribunal and it was held that Arbitrator was a Court of civil jurisdiction for purposes of Sections 141 and 115 of the CPC. The Hon'ble Members of the Division Bench deciding the said case were much impressed by the fact that a right of appeal had been created by the statute against the decision of the tribunal to the High Court and on basis of such a fact their Lordships expressed the view that the Arbitrator was a Court of original civil jurisdiction and a court subordinate to the High Court within Section 115 of the CPC. The distinction between a tribunal and an ordinary civil court in the established heirarchy of Civil Courts was not kept in view. AIR 1985 Kant.