Chief Justice Can Appoint Independent Arbitrator Though An Arbitrator Is Named In Agreement: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Union of India vs. Besco Ltd, has held that even if an arbitrator is specified in the agreement for arbitration, the chief justice or the designated judge is free to appoint an independent arbitrator, having due regard to the qualification, if circumstances so warrant.A bench comprising Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R Banumathi upheld a high court judgment which...