Kumbha Mawji entered into a contract with the Dominion of India to supply stone boulders and ballast to the Bengal Assam Railway from the Chutiapara quarry The contract stipulated that ... any disputes would be resolved through arbitration When disputes arose they were referred to two arbitrators who disagreed leading the matter to be decided by an umpire Mr P C Chowdhury The umpire issued two awards in July in favor of Kumbha Mawji directing the Union of India to pay Rs and Rs respectively Disputes over the proper filing of these awards in court led to legal proceedings regarding which court had jurisdiction to handle the matter

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