https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105419 A binding arbitration agreement is a jurisdictional prerequisite for appointing arbitrators under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Where the agreement binds only the signatories, non-signatories cannot be impleaded in arbitration merely because they are promoters or otherwise associated with a contracting party, unless they are shown to be parties to the arbitration agreement or to have an independent dispute within its scope. The court held that the impugned impleadment order lacked jurisdiction because the petitioners were not parties to the arbitration agreement, and set aside the order. en-us Fri, 27 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:19:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105419 A binding arbitration agreement is a jurisdictional prerequisite for appointing arbitrators under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Where the agreement binds only the signatories, non-signatories cannot be impleaded in arbitration merely because they are promoters or otherwise associated with a contracting party, unless they are shown to be parties to the arbitration agreement or to have an independent dispute within its scope. The court held that the impugned impleadment order lacked jurisdiction because the petitioners were not parties to the arbitration agreement, and set aside the order. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 27 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105419