https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=214812 Under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the Court may appoint an independent sole arbitrator where the named arbitrator gives rise to a reasonable apprehension of lack of independence or impartiality. Although a named employee-arbitrator is not automatically disqualified merely because of his connection with a party, the surrounding circumstances here showed a real possibility that the Managing Director of the respondent could not decide the dispute independently. The arbitration clause in the purchase order was treated as a valid arbitration agreement, and an independent arbitral forum was secured by appointing an arbitrator other than the respondent's Managing Director. en-us Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 12:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=214812 Under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the Court may appoint an independent sole arbitrator where the named arbitrator gives rise to a reasonable apprehension of lack of independence or impartiality. Although a named employee-arbitrator is not automatically disqualified merely because of his connection with a party, the surrounding circumstances here showed a real possibility that the Managing Director of the respondent could not decide the dispute independently. The arbitration clause in the purchase order was treated as a valid arbitration agreement, and an independent arbitral forum was secured by appointing an arbitrator other than the respondent's Managing Director. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=214812