https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108718 Section 16 allows the arbitral tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction, including objections to the existence or validity of the arbitration agreement. If the tribunal rejects a plea of lack of jurisdiction, it must continue the proceedings and make an award; the aggrieved party may then challenge that award under section 34. A jurisdiction ruling at the interim stage is not an interim arbitral award under section 31(6), because it does not finally decide a matter capable of final award treatment. A section 34 petition is therefore premature before the award is made, while an order accepting lack of jurisdiction is separately appealable under section 37(2). en-us Mon, 10 Jun 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:15:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108718 Section 16 allows the arbitral tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction, including objections to the existence or validity of the arbitration agreement. If the tribunal rejects a plea of lack of jurisdiction, it must continue the proceedings and make an award; the aggrieved party may then challenge that award under section 34. A jurisdiction ruling at the interim stage is not an interim arbitral award under section 31(6), because it does not finally decide a matter capable of final award treatment. A section 34 petition is therefore premature before the award is made, while an order accepting lack of jurisdiction is separately appealable under section 37(2). Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 10 Jun 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108718