The Supreme Court has overturned an order of the Orissa High Court that had rejected a plea by Hindustan Prefab Limited (HPL) seeking the appointment of an arbitrator in its contractual dispute with the National Law University, Odisha (NLUO).

A Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that once the existence of an arbitration agreement is undisputed, courts must refer the matter to arbitration without entering into questions about the maintainability or merits of the claim.

Appearing for Hindustan Prefab Limited were Advocates Gaurav Gupta, Rajesh Kumar, Vinit Tyagi, and Gaurav Goel (AOR). The respondent, National Law University Odisha, was represented by Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, assisted by Advocates Pankaj Singhal, Akshat Kumar, Ashima Gupta, Chandan Kashyap,

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