https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128793 A discharge voucher or full and final settlement bars arbitration only if it reflects a valid, voluntary accord and satisfaction with no live dispute remaining. If the dispute is whether the contract was truly discharged, that question may be examined at the section 11 stage by the court or left to the arbitral tribunal. A voucher signed under coercion, undue influence, fraud or economic duress is not conclusive merely because it bears the claimant's signature, and the arbitral reference may proceed where compulsion is credibly alleged. The central inquiry is the voluntariness of the settlement. en-us Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128793 A discharge voucher or full and final settlement bars arbitration only if it reflects a valid, voluntary accord and satisfaction with no live dispute remaining. If the dispute is whether the contract was truly discharged, that question may be examined at the section 11 stage by the court or left to the arbitral tribunal. A voucher signed under coercion, undue influence, fraud or economic duress is not conclusive merely because it bears the claimant's signature, and the arbitral reference may proceed where compulsion is credibly alleged. The central inquiry is the voluntariness of the settlement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128793