Court Can Appoint Independent Arbitrator Only After Resorting To The Procedure In Arbitration Agreement: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

31 March 2019 4:40 PM IST

"It was the duty of the High Court to first resort to the mechanism in appointment of an arbitrator as per the terms of contract as agreed by the parties."

The Supreme Court has observed that the High Court, while dealing with an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, seeking appointment of an 'independent Arbitrator', should first resort to the mechanism in appointment of an arbitrator as per the terms of contract as agreed by the parties. One of the issue in a batch of appeals (Union Of India V....

Court Can Appoint Independent Arbitrator Only After Resorting To The Procedure In Arbitration Agreement: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

"It was the duty of the High Court to first resort to the mechanism in appointment of an arbitrator as per the terms of contract as agreed by the parties."

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