Constitution of the Committee of Arbitration
Section 327 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 deals with constitution of the Committee of Arbitration. Every Committee of Arbitration shall consist of five members, namely:-- (a) a Chairman who shall be a person not in the service of the Government or the Board, and who shall be nominated by the Officer Commanding the Station; The Act came into force on 18 Dec 2006.
(1) Every Committee of Arbitration shall consist of five members, namely:--
(a) a Chairman who shall be a person not in the service of the Government or the Board, and who shall be nominated by the Officer Commanding the Station;
(b) two persons nominated by the Board;
(c) two persons nominated by the other party concerned.
(2) If the Board or the other party concerned or the Officer Commanding the Station fails within seven days of the date of issue of the notice referred to in section 326 to make any nomination which it or he is entitled to make or if any member who has been so nominated neglects or refuses to act and the Board or other person by whom such member was nominated fails to nominate another member in his place within seven days from the date on which it or he may be called upon to do so by the District Magistrate, the District Magistrate shall forthwith appoint a member or members, as the case may be, to fill the vacancy or vacancies.
Section 327, The Cantonments Act, 2006 (Act 41 of 2006).
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Judgments citing this section
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… This Court is of the opinion that the said position of law applies in the facts of the present case and the Respondents are held to have forfeited their right to insist upon constitution of Committee of Arbitrator(s) as per Section 327 of the Cantonments Act, 2006. 9. In view of the above, this Court is inclined to allow the present petition for appointment of a sole Arbitrator available at Pune. Considering the nature of the claims made on behalf of the Petitioner, it would be appropriate that Dr. Justice Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi, a former …
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 327
What does Section 327 of the Cantonments Act deal with?
Section 327 of the Cantonments Act is headed "Constitution of the Committee of Arbitration". Every Committee of Arbitration shall consist of five members, namely:-- (a) a Chairman who shall be a person not in the service of the Government or the Board, and who shall be nominated by the Officer Commanding the Station;
How do I find court cases under Section 327 of the Cantonments Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Cantonments Act 2006 327, section 327 Cantonments Act 2006, section 327 of the Cantonments Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 327 of the Cantonments Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 326 (Procedure for convening Committee of Arbitration), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Cantonments (Regulation of the Procedure of Committee of Arbitration) Rules, 2017 (2017).
When did Section 327 of the Cantonments Act come into force?
Section 327 of the Cantonments Act, cited as Cantonments Act 2006 327, came into force on 18 Dec 2006, having been enacted on 13 Sep 2006. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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