https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196993 A civil suit seeking declarations that the arbitration agreement and related contracts were void, together with an injunction restraining arbitral proceedings, was held not maintainable because it would bypass the arbitral forum and obstruct arbitration. Applying the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Court held that objections to the existence, validity, or enforceability of the arbitration agreement, including disputes over who was bound by the documents and whether a written arbitration agreement came into existence, should be raised before the arbitral tribunal, which may rule on its own jurisdiction. Civil court interference was declined and the dispute was left to arbitration. en-us Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:15:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196993 A civil suit seeking declarations that the arbitration agreement and related contracts were void, together with an injunction restraining arbitral proceedings, was held not maintainable because it would bypass the arbitral forum and obstruct arbitration. Applying the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Court held that objections to the existence, validity, or enforceability of the arbitration agreement, including disputes over who was bound by the documents and whether a written arbitration agreement came into existence, should be raised before the arbitral tribunal, which may rule on its own jurisdiction. Civil court interference was declined and the dispute was left to arbitration. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196993