https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199603 Section 5 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not bar judicial intervention where the Act itself permits it, including reference under Section 8. A party seeking arbitration must apply no later than the filing of its first statement on the substance of the dispute, and that statement may be found in affidavits or interlocutory pleadings that address the merits. Here, the applicant had already participated in the company law proceedings and filed an affidavit dealing with the controversy before seeking reference. The Section 8 request was therefore not made in time and was not maintainable. en-us Mon, 15 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:40:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199603 Section 5 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not bar judicial intervention where the Act itself permits it, including reference under Section 8. A party seeking arbitration must apply no later than the filing of its first statement on the substance of the dispute, and that statement may be found in affidavits or interlocutory pleadings that address the merits. Here, the applicant had already participated in the company law proceedings and filed an affidavit dealing with the controversy before seeking reference. The Section 8 request was therefore not made in time and was not maintainable. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 15 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199603