https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397590 After the 2015 amendment, section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act requires referral to arbitration where a prima facie valid arbitration agreement exists, and allegations of fraud do not by themselves defeat arbitrability unless the arbitration agreement itself is questioned or the dispute raises recognised public-law concerns. The SC also held that a suit for cancellation of instruments under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act is an in personam remedy operating inter partes, not a proceeding in rem, and registration of the instrument does not alter that character. On that basis, the dispute remained referable to arbitration. en-us Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 02 May 2025 12:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397590 After the 2015 amendment, section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act requires referral to arbitration where a prima facie valid arbitration agreement exists, and allegations of fraud do not by themselves defeat arbitrability unless the arbitration agreement itself is questioned or the dispute raises recognised public-law concerns. The SC also held that a suit for cancellation of instruments under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act is an in personam remedy operating inter partes, not a proceeding in rem, and registration of the instrument does not alter that character. On that basis, the dispute remained referable to arbitration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397590