https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=127620 A contractually named arbitrator will not be removed merely because one party alleges bias; the challenge must be supported by cogent material showing a real and reasonable apprehension of bias. Prior inspection of the work, the termination of the contract, or the arbitrator proceeding ex parte after the contractor chose not to participate did not, by themselves, establish disqualification. The award also was not shown to involve misconduct or procedural unfairness, as the contractor had an opportunity to appear and present its case. The request to remove the named arbitrator therefore failed, and the award was not interfered with on grounds of bias or misconduct. en-us Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=127620 A contractually named arbitrator will not be removed merely because one party alleges bias; the challenge must be supported by cogent material showing a real and reasonable apprehension of bias. Prior inspection of the work, the termination of the contract, or the arbitrator proceeding ex parte after the contractor chose not to participate did not, by themselves, establish disqualification. The award also was not shown to involve misconduct or procedural unfairness, as the contractor had an opportunity to appear and present its case. The request to remove the named arbitrator therefore failed, and the award was not interfered with on grounds of bias or misconduct. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=127620