Hindustan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd vs M/S. Pinkcity Midway Petroleums on 23 July, 2003
19. The decision in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (supra) has no application. In that case the existence of the arbitration clause was admitted and there was no third party involved. The Supreme Court of India, therefore, observed that if there was any objection as to the applicability of the arbitration clause to the facts of the case, the same would have to be raised before the arbitral tribunal concerned and the Civil Court could not proceed to examine the applicability of the arbitration agreement to the facts of the case.