https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470449 An arbitrator's appointment under Section 11 has statutory finality on matters within the appointing authority's competence and cannot be reopened before the arbitral tribunal under Section 16. A party that seeks leave to file a counterclaim before the arbitrator and subsequently files it accepts the arbitral forum. That conduct constitutes submission of disputes to arbitration under Section 7(4)(c), regardless of whether the underlying contractual clause independently qualifies as an arbitration agreement. The State therefore could not challenge the appointment or deny arbitrability after voluntarily submitting its counterclaim. en-us Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:56:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470449 An arbitrator's appointment under Section 11 has statutory finality on matters within the appointing authority's competence and cannot be reopened before the arbitral tribunal under Section 16. A party that seeks leave to file a counterclaim before the arbitrator and subsequently files it accepts the arbitral forum. That conduct constitutes submission of disputes to arbitration under Section 7(4)(c), regardless of whether the underlying contractual clause independently qualifies as an arbitration agreement. The State therefore could not challenge the appointment or deny arbitrability after voluntarily submitting its counterclaim. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470449