https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=347299 The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 draws a clear distinction between challenges based on justifiable doubts under the Fifth Schedule and ineligibility under Section 12(5) read with the Seventh Schedule. A Fifth Schedule objection concerns disclosure and the challenge procedure, while a Seventh Schedule ground affects the validity of the appointment and may support termination under Section 14. A prior professional opinion in an unrelated matter does not amount to a disqualifying business relationship, and prior participation as arbitrator in earlier disputes between the same parties is not, by itself, previous involvement in the same dispute. On the facts stated, no material showed bias or lack of objective judgment. en-us Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=347299 The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 draws a clear distinction between challenges based on justifiable doubts under the Fifth Schedule and ineligibility under Section 12(5) read with the Seventh Schedule. A Fifth Schedule objection concerns disclosure and the challenge procedure, while a Seventh Schedule ground affects the validity of the appointment and may support termination under Section 14. A prior professional opinion in an unrelated matter does not amount to a disqualifying business relationship, and prior participation as arbitrator in earlier disputes between the same parties is not, by itself, previous involvement in the same dispute. On the facts stated, no material showed bias or lack of objective judgment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=347299