https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108837 An arbitral umpire's nomination remained ineffective where there was no material that he had been informed of, accepted, or acted upon the appointment. On that factual basis, the earlier reference had not crystallised into a valid appointment capable of being terminated or replaced, so the question of substituting or ending his mandate did not arise. The court distinguished authority on unconditional umpire appointments as turning on different facts, and held that the designated authority could proceed to appoint a third arbitrator under section 11(4) of the new arbitration law. The challenge to the third arbitrator's appointment therefore failed. en-us Fri, 20 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:51:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108837 An arbitral umpire's nomination remained ineffective where there was no material that he had been informed of, accepted, or acted upon the appointment. On that factual basis, the earlier reference had not crystallised into a valid appointment capable of being terminated or replaced, so the question of substituting or ending his mandate did not arise. The court distinguished authority on unconditional umpire appointments as turning on different facts, and held that the designated authority could proceed to appoint a third arbitrator under section 11(4) of the new arbitration law. The challenge to the third arbitrator's appointment therefore failed. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 20 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108837