https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165135 Where an arbitration clause does not specify the number of arbitrators, Section 10(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 requires the tribunal to consist of a sole arbitrator. The reference to "arbitrator(s)" in the clause's award-making provision did not amount to an agreement for a three-member tribunal, and reliance on UNCITRAL rules could not displace the statutory default. Party autonomy remains relevant, but only the agreement actually made governs; on these terms, no consensus for a three-member tribunal was shown, so the dispute had to proceed before a sole arbitrator. en-us Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165135 Where an arbitration clause does not specify the number of arbitrators, Section 10(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 requires the tribunal to consist of a sole arbitrator. The reference to "arbitrator(s)" in the clause's award-making provision did not amount to an agreement for a three-member tribunal, and reliance on UNCITRAL rules could not displace the statutory default. Party autonomy remains relevant, but only the agreement actually made governs; on these terms, no consensus for a three-member tribunal was shown, so the dispute had to proceed before a sole arbitrator. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165135