https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309269 An objection to the existence or validity of an arbitration agreement, or to the arbitrator's jurisdiction, had to be raised before the arbitral tribunal under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Failure to do so attracted deemed waiver under Section 4. An ex parte award did not permit a party to bypass the statutory scheme and raise jurisdictional objections for the first time at the Section 34 stage. The jurisdictional challenge was therefore barred, and the respondent was precluded from contesting the arbitration agreement or the arbitrator's authority when challenging the award. en-us Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:13:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309269 An objection to the existence or validity of an arbitration agreement, or to the arbitrator's jurisdiction, had to be raised before the arbitral tribunal under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Failure to do so attracted deemed waiver under Section 4. An ex parte award did not permit a party to bypass the statutory scheme and raise jurisdictional objections for the first time at the Section 34 stage. The jurisdictional challenge was therefore barred, and the respondent was precluded from contesting the arbitration agreement or the arbitrator's authority when challenging the award. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309269