Newsletter For February 2026

ARBITRATION

Date: 02 February 2026

Case Name: Rajia Begum vs. Barnali Mukherjee Civil Appeal No. Of 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 6013 Of 2021)

Forum: Supreme Court

The present dispute arose out of a partnership controversy concerning the firm M/s. S.B. Enterprise, wherein the principal controversy centred around the validity and enforceability of an "Admission Deed" dated 17 April 2007. By virtue of the said deed, Barnali Mukherjee i.e., Respondent, claimed to have been inducted as a partner into the firm, which was originally a proprietorship concern belonging to the late husband of Rajia Begum i.e., Appellant. The Admission Deed purportedly contained an arbitration clause forming the basis of subsequent arbitral proceedings. Rajia Begum, however, categorically denied the execution of the said document and alleged that the Admission Deed was forged and fabricated.