https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312708 Under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the agreed appointment procedure should ordinarily be followed, and the arbitrator named in the contract is normally appointed. However, the Chief Justice or designate is not mechanically bound by the contractual nomination and may appoint an independent arbitrator where recorded reasons show valid concerns about independence or impartiality, or where other circumstances justify departure, consistent with Section 11(8). The contractual process is therefore respected but not absolute. en-us Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:16:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312708 Under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the agreed appointment procedure should ordinarily be followed, and the arbitrator named in the contract is normally appointed. However, the Chief Justice or designate is not mechanically bound by the contractual nomination and may appoint an independent arbitrator where recorded reasons show valid concerns about independence or impartiality, or where other circumstances justify departure, consistent with Section 11(8). The contractual process is therefore respected but not absolute. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312708