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Moreover, the applicant has submitted to the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Tribunal as he filed the counter claim and also, filed an application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001544916\">16<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726958\">Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">The respondent also contended that if there is a dispute regarding the existence of arbitration agreement, the same shall be determined by the Arbitration Tribunal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Observation and Analysis:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court observed that as per Clause 13, the option of arbitration was only available to government enterprises and since the respondent is not a government enterprise, it cannot avail the same remedy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">Relying on <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Pravin Electricals (P) Ltd. v. Galaxy Infra and Engineering (P) Ltd., <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/TH1tv2j7\">(2021) 5 SCC 671<\/a><\/span>, the Court held that <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">&#8220;&#8230;the fundamental basis for referring the parties to arbitration being an arbitration agreement in writing between them, never existed between the parties for the applicant herein to waive or acquiesce any of its rights.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court also observed that the Court while exercising powers under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001544910\">11<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726958\">Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a> is bound to examine the existence of the arbitration agreement and if it is not possible for the court <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">&#8220;to weed out manifestly and ex-facie non-existent and invalid arbitration agreements and non-arbitrable disputes&#8221;<\/span> then only it can refer the issue related to existence of arbitration agreement to the arbitrator for determination as a preliminary issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court held that in absence of the agreement, the Court cannot refer the parties to arbitration merely because the respondent did not raise objections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Eastern Coalfields Ltd. v. 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