https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788387 At the referral stage for appointment of an arbitrator under a partnership deed, a court should confine itself to a prima facie view on the existence and scope of the arbitration agreement and should not conduct a mini-trial on joinder or corporate separateness. Where pleadings allege that a non-signatory company operates as the alter ego of a signatory partner and uses the same premises, resources, customers, workers, and purchase orders, such objections may be left to the arbitral tribunal. Questions of misjoinder, non-signatory status, estoppel, and veil-piercing can be decided by the tribunal under its jurisdictional competence. en-us Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:29:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788387 At the referral stage for appointment of an arbitrator under a partnership deed, a court should confine itself to a prima facie view on the existence and scope of the arbitration agreement and should not conduct a mini-trial on joinder or corporate separateness. Where pleadings allege that a non-signatory company operates as the alter ego of a signatory partner and uses the same premises, resources, customers, workers, and purchase orders, such objections may be left to the arbitral tribunal. Questions of misjoinder, non-signatory status, estoppel, and veil-piercing can be decided by the tribunal under its jurisdictional competence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788387