https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105763 In an international commercial arbitration, preliminary objections at the stage of appointment, including questions about original agreements, section 8 compliance, authority of the signatory and the continued existence of the arbitration clause, were not finally decided by the Court and were left to the arbitrator. The Court also held that section 11(9) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not mandatory: nationality is a relevant factor when appointing an arbitrator, but it is not an absolute disqualification, and an arbitrator of the nationality of one party may be appointed where appropriate. The appointment application was allowed and the dispute was referred to a sole arbitrator. en-us Thu, 30 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105763 In an international commercial arbitration, preliminary objections at the stage of appointment, including questions about original agreements, section 8 compliance, authority of the signatory and the continued existence of the arbitration clause, were not finally decided by the Court and were left to the arbitrator. The Court also held that section 11(9) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not mandatory: nationality is a relevant factor when appointing an arbitrator, but it is not an absolute disqualification, and an arbitrator of the nationality of one party may be appointed where appropriate. The appointment application was allowed and the dispute was referred to a sole arbitrator. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 30 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105763