https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=446743 The group of companies doctrine remains a valid principle in Indian arbitration law, but it is not founded on the phrase "claiming through or under" in Sections 8 and 45 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. That expression covers derivative claims such as succession, assignment, subrogation, or novation, whereas the doctrine is a consensual tool for identifying the real parties to the arbitration agreement from the written record, conduct, relationship, and surrounding transaction. A non-signatory may be bound under Section 7 only if mutual intent to arbitrate is shown expressly or by conduct. At the referral stage under Sections 8 and 11, the court makes only a prima facie review, leaving final joinder issues ordinarily to the arbitral tribunal. en-us Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=446743 The group of companies doctrine remains a valid principle in Indian arbitration law, but it is not founded on the phrase "claiming through or under" in Sections 8 and 45 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. That expression covers derivative claims such as succession, assignment, subrogation, or novation, whereas the doctrine is a consensual tool for identifying the real parties to the arbitration agreement from the written record, conduct, relationship, and surrounding transaction. A non-signatory may be bound under Section 7 only if mutual intent to arbitrate is shown expressly or by conduct. At the referral stage under Sections 8 and 11, the court makes only a prima facie review, leaving final joinder issues ordinarily to the arbitral tribunal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=446743