5. Hearing and disposal of case.—(1) The case shall be set down for hearing as a suit instituted in the ordinary manner, and the provisions of this Code shall apply to such suit so far as the same are applicable.
(2) Where the Court is satisfied, after examination of the parties, or after taking such evidence as it thinks fit—
(a) that the agreement was duly executed by them,
(b) that they have a bona fide interest in the question stated therein, and
(c) that the same is fit to be decided, it shall proceed to pronounce judgment thereon, in the same way as in an ordinary suit, and upon the judgment so pronounced a decree shall follow.
Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), First Schedule, as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.
The special case is set down for hearing as an ordinary suit, and the Code applies so far as applicable. After examining the parties or taking such evidence as it thinks fit, the Court must pronounce judgment if satisfied of three things. The agreement must have been duly executed by the parties. They must have a bona fide interest in the question stated. The question must be fit to be decided. A decree follows the judgment.
