https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462222 Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 permits termination of an arbitrator's mandate only where the arbitrator is de jure or de facto incapable of acting, or withdraws from office. Objections based on limitation, composite claims, non-joinder of parties, and non-compliance with pre-arbitral procedure fall within the tribunal's remit under Section 16 and are not for detailed determination at the referral stage. The court also noted the later Supreme Court approach that referral courts should generally confine themselves to a prima facie inquiry into the arbitration agreement and timeliness of the Section 11 reference, leaving arbitrability-related objections to the tribunal. The appointment mechanism issue was treated as debatable and left open for notice. en-us Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:15:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462222 Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 permits termination of an arbitrator's mandate only where the arbitrator is de jure or de facto incapable of acting, or withdraws from office. Objections based on limitation, composite claims, non-joinder of parties, and non-compliance with pre-arbitral procedure fall within the tribunal's remit under Section 16 and are not for detailed determination at the referral stage. The court also noted the later Supreme Court approach that referral courts should generally confine themselves to a prima facie inquiry into the arbitration agreement and timeliness of the Section 11 reference, leaving arbitrability-related objections to the tribunal. The appointment mechanism issue was treated as debatable and left open for notice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462222