https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463911 A valid commencement of arbitration requires receipt by the respondent of a proper notice referring the dispute to arbitration; a unilateral assertion of intent to arbitrate or an appointment letter not shown to have been served on the respondent is insufficient. The court found Section 21 non-compliance and no waiver of notice. It also held that an arbitrator must make the mandatory written disclosure of circumstances creating justifiable doubts as to independence or impartiality, and that prior engagement for a party must be disclosed in the prescribed manner. Because the disclosure was not made and the challenge was not barred on these facts, the award was liable to be set aside. en-us Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:26:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463911 A valid commencement of arbitration requires receipt by the respondent of a proper notice referring the dispute to arbitration; a unilateral assertion of intent to arbitrate or an appointment letter not shown to have been served on the respondent is insufficient. The court found Section 21 non-compliance and no waiver of notice. It also held that an arbitrator must make the mandatory written disclosure of circumstances creating justifiable doubts as to independence or impartiality, and that prior engagement for a party must be disclosed in the prescribed manner. Because the disclosure was not made and the challenge was not barred on these facts, the award was liable to be set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463911