https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385038 A special statute creating a self-contained compensation regime for national highway acquisition prevails over the general appointment mechanism under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Because Section 3G(5) vests appointment of the arbitrator in the Central Government, an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not maintainable unless the special Act permits it. The absence of a statutory time limit for appointment does not cause forfeiture of that power; any complaint of delay must be pursued through other remedies, not by bypassing the special procedure. The High Court's appointment order was therefore set aside and the matter remitted to be dealt with under the special statute. en-us Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 07:05:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385038 A special statute creating a self-contained compensation regime for national highway acquisition prevails over the general appointment mechanism under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Because Section 3G(5) vests appointment of the arbitrator in the Central Government, an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not maintainable unless the special Act permits it. The absence of a statutory time limit for appointment does not cause forfeiture of that power; any complaint of delay must be pursued through other remedies, not by bypassing the special procedure. The High Court's appointment order was therefore set aside and the matter remitted to be dealt with under the special statute. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385038