https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463825 Previous judicial ence in connected proceedings did not by itself disqualify the respondent's nominated arbitrator under Section 12(5) read with Item 16 of the Fifth and Seventh Schedules of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The governing test is whether the proposed arbitrator had prior involvement in the same arbitration dispute, or whether circumstances create justifiable doubts as to independence and impartiality. Mere participation as a Judge in an earlier writ proceeding challenging interim orders in the same matter was held not to amount to prior involvement in the arbitration case itself. The objection based on bias was therefore unsustainable, and no ineligibility or disqualification was established. en-us Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:51:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463825 Previous judicial ence in connected proceedings did not by itself disqualify the respondent's nominated arbitrator under Section 12(5) read with Item 16 of the Fifth and Seventh Schedules of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The governing test is whether the proposed arbitrator had prior involvement in the same arbitration dispute, or whether circumstances create justifiable doubts as to independence and impartiality. Mere participation as a Judge in an earlier writ proceeding challenging interim orders in the same matter was held not to amount to prior involvement in the arbitration case itself. The objection based on bias was therefore unsustainable, and no ineligibility or disqualification was established. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463825