https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=434222 The court dismissed the petition seeking termination of the sole arbitrator's mandate, finding no legal infirmity in the arbitrator's order rejecting the petitioner's request to keep proceedings in abeyance. The court emphasized the importance of an arbitrator's independence and impartiality, distinguishing between ineligibility under Section 12(5) and justifiable doubts under Schedule V. It was concluded that the arbitrator's representation of the respondent's counsel in unrelated matters did not amount to a conflict of interest or disqualification, leading to the dismissal of the petition and disposal of the interim application. en-us Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=434222 The court dismissed the petition seeking termination of the sole arbitrator's mandate, finding no legal infirmity in the arbitrator's order rejecting the petitioner's request to keep proceedings in abeyance. The court emphasized the importance of an arbitrator's independence and impartiality, distinguishing between ineligibility under Section 12(5) and justifiable doubts under Schedule V. It was concluded that the arbitrator's representation of the respondent's counsel in unrelated matters did not amount to a conflict of interest or disqualification, leading to the dismissal of the petition and disposal of the interim application. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=434222