https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273474 An arbitrator may proceed ex parte after repeated notices and a reasonable opportunity to participate, and the award is not vitiated merely because no separate prior warning of ex parte treatment was given where no prejudice is shown. The appointment of an outside arbitrator is valid where the arbitration clause does not exclude the court's power to fill a vacancy, so the reference is not a nullity. Allegations of bias and insufficient notice fail where notice is served on a responsible officer with actual knowledge of the proceedings and no disqualifying bias is proved. The award was sustained and objections on notice, jurisdiction, and bias were rejected. en-us Mon, 15 Mar 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:14:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273474 An arbitrator may proceed ex parte after repeated notices and a reasonable opportunity to participate, and the award is not vitiated merely because no separate prior warning of ex parte treatment was given where no prejudice is shown. The appointment of an outside arbitrator is valid where the arbitration clause does not exclude the court's power to fill a vacancy, so the reference is not a nullity. Allegations of bias and insufficient notice fail where notice is served on a responsible officer with actual knowledge of the proceedings and no disqualifying bias is proved. The award was sustained and objections on notice, jurisdiction, and bias were rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 15 Mar 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273474