https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104890 Where parties have exchanged correspondence and transaction documents showing at least a prima facie commercial dealing, the existence of a concluded contract containing an arbitration agreement may not be finally determined at the section 11 appointment stage. Section 7 requires an arbitration agreement to be in writing, including through signed documents or exchanged communications recording assent, while section 16 reserves to the arbitral tribunal the power to rule on its own jurisdiction and on objections to the existence or validity of the arbitration agreement. In that setting, the disputed question was left open for the tribunal, and the matter was referred to arbitration. en-us Wed, 27 Sep 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104890 Where parties have exchanged correspondence and transaction documents showing at least a prima facie commercial dealing, the existence of a concluded contract containing an arbitration agreement may not be finally determined at the section 11 appointment stage. Section 7 requires an arbitration agreement to be in writing, including through signed documents or exchanged communications recording assent, while section 16 reserves to the arbitral tribunal the power to rule on its own jurisdiction and on objections to the existence or validity of the arbitration agreement. In that setting, the disputed question was left open for the tribunal, and the matter was referred to arbitration. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 27 Sep 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104890