https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=791058 An arbitral tribunal's rejection of a plea of lack of jurisdiction under Section 16(2) is not an interim award and cannot be challenged immediately under Section 34. Under Sections 16(5) and 16(6), the tribunal must continue the proceedings after rejecting the plea, and the aggrieved party may raise the challenge only after the final award. Section 37 permits a direct appeal only where the tribunal accepts the jurisdictional plea and terminates the proceedings. Treating such a rejection as an interim award would defeat the statutory scheme and make Section 37(2) redundant. en-us Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 May 2026 08:32:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=791058 An arbitral tribunal's rejection of a plea of lack of jurisdiction under Section 16(2) is not an interim award and cannot be challenged immediately under Section 34. Under Sections 16(5) and 16(6), the tribunal must continue the proceedings after rejecting the plea, and the aggrieved party may raise the challenge only after the final award. Section 37 permits a direct appeal only where the tribunal accepts the jurisdictional plea and terminates the proceedings. Treating such a rejection as an interim award would defeat the statutory scheme and make Section 37(2) redundant. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=791058