https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459705 A challenge to an MSMED Facilitation Council acting as arbitrator was held not to justify termination proceedings under Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, because the jurisdictional objection should ordinarily be raised before the arbitral forum under Section 16 and, if necessary, in proceedings against the award. The Council's refusal to proceed through conciliation was treated as a statutory rejection of the invitation to conciliate, not contempt, especially where the record showed continued participation in the dispute process. The petition and contempt allegation therefore failed, and the parties were left to pursue remedies in the appropriate forum. en-us Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 20:36:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459705 A challenge to an MSMED Facilitation Council acting as arbitrator was held not to justify termination proceedings under Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, because the jurisdictional objection should ordinarily be raised before the arbitral forum under Section 16 and, if necessary, in proceedings against the award. The Council's refusal to proceed through conciliation was treated as a statutory rejection of the invitation to conciliate, not contempt, especially where the record showed continued participation in the dispute process. The petition and contempt allegation therefore failed, and the parties were left to pursue remedies in the appropriate forum. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459705