High Court of Madras: Dr. Narayanan's Arbitration Request Dismissed Due to Previous Withdrawal

In a recent decision, the High Court of Madras turned down a request by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayanan, who wanted to settle disagreements with his partners at Frontline Hospital through arbitration. Judge N. Anand Venkatesh decided that the request couldn't go forward because of problems with the process and because Dr. Narayanan had given up on the claim earlier.

Background of the Dispute

Dr. Jayaprakash Narayanan, a partner at Frontline Hospital, had a disagreement with his co-partners, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and Dr. S. Vel Aravind. The trouble started in 2016 when Dr. Narayanan said he was kicked out of the partnership and wasn't given his share of the profits.

Previous Legal Actions

• Initial Arbitration Request: In 2017, Dr. Narayanan asked for temporary help, but the case ended up at the highest court, which allowed issues to be brought up in the trial court.
• Dismissed Request: In 2019, he made another request for arbitration, but it was turned down in 2020 because he didn't follow through.

Recent Developments

• New Notice: Dr. Narayanan sent a new notice in 2024 to appoint someone to settle the dispute, saying he was still being denied his rights.
• Responses: The first and second partners argued that the request was too late and that it had already been decided because Dr. Narayanan had given up on it before.

"The petitioner issues the notice dated 15.06.2024. The notice is not even clear as to which particular dispute needs to be adjudicated by the Arbitrator."

Court's Decision

Judge N. Anand Venkatesh dismissed the request, saying that the problems brought up were the same as those in the request that had been given up earlier. The court stressed that you can't keep asking for the same thing over and over in legal cases.

Verdict Summary

The court decided to dismiss Dr. Narayanan's request because he had already given up on the same issues before, and you can't keep bringing up the same problems in court.