STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH Vs. OBULU REDDY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) . These four appeals raise a common question on the interpretation of a certain G.O.M. issued by the State of Andhra Pradesh terms of which supposedly constitute an arbitration agreement. There is, however, apparent conflict on two decisions of this court on the interpretation of the said G.O.M.

(2.) . We take the facts in Civil No. 7246 of 1993 to understand the issue involved in these appeals.

(3.) . As to how the conflict has arisen, we refer to the two decisions of this court in State of A. P. vs. I Devender Reddy 1993 (2 SCALE 732 and in Vishakapatnam Urban Development Authority vs. V. Narayana Raju 1995 (2 SCALE 234. In both the decisions reference was made to G.O.M. No. 430 and G.O.M. No. 160 and this is how the court understood these two G.O.Ms.: