https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463976 Prior service as arbitrator in another dispute involving a party or its affiliate does not, by itself, disqualify a proposed arbitrator under Entry 24 of the Fifth Schedule. The court applied Section 12 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 together with Entries 22, 24 and 16 of the Fifth Schedule, holding that the real test is whether an objective observer would perceive a likelihood of bias and whether any Seventh Schedule ineligibility applies. Entry 24 must be read harmoniously within the statutory scheme, so earlier arbitral involvement on a related issue is not an absolute bar. The petition for appointment of the sole arbitrator was allowed. en-us Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:47:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463976 Prior service as arbitrator in another dispute involving a party or its affiliate does not, by itself, disqualify a proposed arbitrator under Entry 24 of the Fifth Schedule. The court applied Section 12 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 together with Entries 22, 24 and 16 of the Fifth Schedule, holding that the real test is whether an objective observer would perceive a likelihood of bias and whether any Seventh Schedule ineligibility applies. Entry 24 must be read harmoniously within the statutory scheme, so earlier arbitral involvement on a related issue is not an absolute bar. The petition for appointment of the sole arbitrator was allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463976