https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457620 A non-signatory cannot be compelled to arbitrate merely because it is described as owner or beneficiary; consent to arbitrate must be shown on the record, and the group of companies doctrine will not apply without pleaded and proved factual basis. The Court found that the arbitration clauses were executed only by the petitioner and respondent no. 1, and the materials did not establish respondent no. 2's assent. It also held that there was no valid section 21 invocation or live arbitrable dispute against respondent no. 2, because the notices were directed only to respondent no. 1. The section 11(6) petition against respondent no. 2 was therefore not maintainable. en-us Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:51:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457620 A non-signatory cannot be compelled to arbitrate merely because it is described as owner or beneficiary; consent to arbitrate must be shown on the record, and the group of companies doctrine will not apply without pleaded and proved factual basis. The Court found that the arbitration clauses were executed only by the petitioner and respondent no. 1, and the materials did not establish respondent no. 2's assent. It also held that there was no valid section 21 invocation or live arbitrable dispute against respondent no. 2, because the notices were directed only to respondent no. 1. The section 11(6) petition against respondent no. 2 was therefore not maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457620