  We have investigated the magnetic and electrical resistance behaviour of
  Ca$_{3-x}$Y$_x$LiRuO$_6$. The parent compound exhibits magnetic ordering from
Ru sublattice at a rather high temperature, 113 K. Though the paramagnetic
  Curie temperature ($\theta$$_p$) is negative indicative of antiferromagnetic
ordering, the large magnitude (-250 K) of $\theta$$_p$ reveals complex nature
of the magnetism in this compound. Ru ions appear to be in the pentavalent
state. We note that the N\'eel temperature undergoes only a marginal reduction
by Y substitution. All these compositions are found to be insulators and thus
the electron doping does not result in metallicity. Thus the overall magnetic
and transport behaviour are found to be essentially insensitive to Y
substitution for Ca, a finding which may favour the idea of
quasi-one-dimensional magnetism in these compounds.
