https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105924 Under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the respondent's contractual right to appoint an arbitrator continues until a section 11(6) application is filed, but it does not survive a petition already filed and served. A post-petition appointment is invalid and cannot cure the default. In that situation, section 11(8) requires the Court to secure the appointment of an independent and impartial arbitrator. The stated effect is that the petitioner was entitled to appointment under section 11(6), and the respondent's later appointment had no legal effect. en-us Wed, 07 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:00:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105924 Under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the respondent's contractual right to appoint an arbitrator continues until a section 11(6) application is filed, but it does not survive a petition already filed and served. A post-petition appointment is invalid and cannot cure the default. In that situation, section 11(8) requires the Court to secure the appointment of an independent and impartial arbitrator. The stated effect is that the petitioner was entitled to appointment under section 11(6), and the respondent's later appointment had no legal effect. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 07 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=105924