https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=383538 Prior conduct showing acceptance of an arbitration arrangement can defeat a later challenge that no consensus ad idem existed on the arbitration clause, especially where the party had earlier sought appointment of an independent arbitrator. An arbitrator's prior appearance as counsel for one party in another matter may create justifiable doubts about independence or impartiality, and Section 12 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 requires disclosure of such circumstances. Where objections were raised and the arbitrator nevertheless continued, the award was liable to be set aside. The result was restoration of the order invalidating the award. en-us Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:27:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=383538 Prior conduct showing acceptance of an arbitration arrangement can defeat a later challenge that no consensus ad idem existed on the arbitration clause, especially where the party had earlier sought appointment of an independent arbitrator. An arbitrator's prior appearance as counsel for one party in another matter may create justifiable doubts about independence or impartiality, and Section 12 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 requires disclosure of such circumstances. Where objections were raised and the arbitrator nevertheless continued, the award was liable to be set aside. The result was restoration of the order invalidating the award. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=383538