https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=388905 A dispute qualifies as an International Commercial Arbitration where the lead consortium member is an entity with a New York registered office, bringing the matter within the Supreme Court's Section 11 jurisdiction under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Where the respondent's Chairman and Managing Director alone holds the power to appoint the sole arbitrator, that unilateral mechanism creates justifiable doubts as to independence and impartiality because an interested party should not control the appointment. The Court therefore set aside the respondent's appointment and appointed an independent sole arbitrator. en-us Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=388905 A dispute qualifies as an International Commercial Arbitration where the lead consortium member is an entity with a New York registered office, bringing the matter within the Supreme Court's Section 11 jurisdiction under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Where the respondent's Chairman and Managing Director alone holds the power to appoint the sole arbitrator, that unilateral mechanism creates justifiable doubts as to independence and impartiality because an interested party should not control the appointment. The Court therefore set aside the respondent's appointment and appointed an independent sole arbitrator. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=388905