https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=438079 The court concluded that the arbitration clause authorizing the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, to appoint an officer of the Ministry of Law as the Sole Arbitrator was invalid under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The application for the appointment of a Sole Arbitrator under Section 11(6) was allowed, and Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra, a former judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed as the Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes, subject to mandatory disclosures under the amended Section 12 of the Act. en-us Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 May 2023 14:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=438079 The court concluded that the arbitration clause authorizing the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, to appoint an officer of the Ministry of Law as the Sole Arbitrator was invalid under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The application for the appointment of a Sole Arbitrator under Section 11(6) was allowed, and Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra, a former judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed as the Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes, subject to mandatory disclosures under the amended Section 12 of the Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=438079