https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309737 Where the agreed arbitral mechanism has broken down because the tribunal failed to act without undue delay, the arbitral mandate may be terminated under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Although substitution normally follows the contractual appointment procedure, party autonomy is not absolute and the Court may intervene where repeated adjournments and prolonged inaction defeat effective arbitration. In exceptional circumstances, the Court may appoint an independent sole arbitrator instead of remitting the parties to the same failed mechanism. The termination of the tribunal's mandate and the High Court's appointment of a sole arbitrator were upheld. en-us Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:42:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309737 Where the agreed arbitral mechanism has broken down because the tribunal failed to act without undue delay, the arbitral mandate may be terminated under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Although substitution normally follows the contractual appointment procedure, party autonomy is not absolute and the Court may intervene where repeated adjournments and prolonged inaction defeat effective arbitration. In exceptional circumstances, the Court may appoint an independent sole arbitrator instead of remitting the parties to the same failed mechanism. The termination of the tribunal's mandate and the High Court's appointment of a sole arbitrator were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309737