Arbitral Award Cannot Be Set Aside Solely For Lack Of Jurisdiction If No Timely Objection Raised Before Tribunal: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on May 15 reiterated that arbitral awards made under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, cannot be set aside merely because the disputes should have been adjudicated under the Madhya Pradesh Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983 (“MP Act”), and no jurisdictional objections were raised at the proper stage of the proceedings. The Court held that any challenge to...