Vishwanath Sood vs Union Of India & Anr on 24 January, 1989
9. Learned counsel for the M/s. Dayal Construction (plaintiff/decree holders) drew my attention to para 9 of judgment passed in Vishwanath Sood v. Union of India AIR 1989 SC 952, and contended that the opening expression "except where otherwise provided in the contract in clause 25 of the agreement excludes the jurisdiction of the arbitration in respect of the dispute covered in clause 2. I agree with the submission of the learned counsel to the extent. But that by itself does not exclude the jurisdiction of arbitration relating to escalation of prices or other matters of dispute. As such out of the total amount of Rs. 4,71,852, in respect of Rs. 4,66,548, the jurisdiction of civil Court was barred. The substantial question of law is answered accordingly.