https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423524 A reference under Section 18 of the MSMED Act triggers the statutory conciliation-and-arbitration mechanism, with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 applying to the proceedings. Jurisdictional and maintainability objections, including the contention that the dispute arose from work contracts, may be raised before the arbitral forum itself. In view of that special statutory process and the limited scope for writ interference at this stage, the High Court declined to quash or restrain the reference and required the petitioner to participate in the arbitration while pursuing its objections before the tribunal. en-us Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423524 A reference under Section 18 of the MSMED Act triggers the statutory conciliation-and-arbitration mechanism, with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 applying to the proceedings. Jurisdictional and maintainability objections, including the contention that the dispute arose from work contracts, may be raised before the arbitral forum itself. In view of that special statutory process and the limited scope for writ interference at this stage, the High Court declined to quash or restrain the reference and required the petitioner to participate in the arbitration while pursuing its objections before the tribunal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=423524