https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165142 Where the arbitration agreement allowed extension of time only by mutual consent, the arbitrator's mandate ended on expiry of the agreed period when no consent or extension application was made, and the arbitrator became functus officio. The Supreme Court also noted that any substitute appointment under Section 11(6) must comply with Section 11(8) by giving due regard to the qualifications in the agreement and the need for an independent and impartial arbitrator. On that basis, the termination of the original mandate was upheld, while the substitute appointment was set aside for fresh consideration by the High Court. en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165142 Where the arbitration agreement allowed extension of time only by mutual consent, the arbitrator's mandate ended on expiry of the agreed period when no consent or extension application was made, and the arbitrator became functus officio. The Supreme Court also noted that any substitute appointment under Section 11(6) must comply with Section 11(8) by giving due regard to the qualifications in the agreement and the need for an independent and impartial arbitrator. On that basis, the termination of the original mandate was upheld, while the substitute appointment was set aside for fresh consideration by the High Court. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=165142