https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470462 Statutory disqualification under Section 12(5) and the Seventh Schedule extends to a named arbitrator's power to nominate an arbitrator, rendering an incompatible contractual appointment mechanism inoperative. The underlying arbitration agreement nevertheless remains enforceable, permitting appointment of an impartial arbitrator under Section 11(6) and referral to institutional arbitration. Limitation for an arbitrator-appointment application runs from when the final bill becomes due, subject to mandatory exclusion of the COVID-19 period from 15 March 2020 to 28 February 2022. Applying that exclusion, an application filed on 15 March 2022 was within time. en-us Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:00:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470462 Statutory disqualification under Section 12(5) and the Seventh Schedule extends to a named arbitrator's power to nominate an arbitrator, rendering an incompatible contractual appointment mechanism inoperative. The underlying arbitration agreement nevertheless remains enforceable, permitting appointment of an impartial arbitrator under Section 11(6) and referral to institutional arbitration. Limitation for an arbitrator-appointment application runs from when the final bill becomes due, subject to mandatory exclusion of the COVID-19 period from 15 March 2020 to 28 February 2022. Applying that exclusion, an application filed on 15 March 2022 was within time. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470462