https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108394 A valid arbitration agreement and a timely section 8 application require the court to refer the dispute to arbitration, as judicial intervention is limited under the 1996 Act and objections as to jurisdiction or validity are ordinarily left to the arbitral tribunal under section 16. Allegations of fraud or falsification do not by themselves defeat arbitration, except in exceptional cases affecting execution of the arbitration agreement itself, and the use of the word "may" in the clause did not make reference optional on the facts. A prayer for dissolution of partnership did not bar reference, since dissolution was treated as an in personam matter capable of arbitral determination. en-us Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:18:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108394 A valid arbitration agreement and a timely section 8 application require the court to refer the dispute to arbitration, as judicial intervention is limited under the 1996 Act and objections as to jurisdiction or validity are ordinarily left to the arbitral tribunal under section 16. Allegations of fraud or falsification do not by themselves defeat arbitration, except in exceptional cases affecting execution of the arbitration agreement itself, and the use of the word "may" in the clause did not make reference optional on the facts. A prayer for dissolution of partnership did not bar reference, since dissolution was treated as an in personam matter capable of arbitral determination. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108394