Supreme Court Clarifies Use of Affidavits in Ex-Parte Arbitration Challenges u/s 34(2)(a) for Missing Records.

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....Validity of arbitration proceedings/constitution of the arbitral tribunal - ex-parte proceedings - seeking permission to adduce evidence - an application for setting aside the arbitral award will not ordinarily require anything beyond the record that was before the arbitrator, however, if there are matters not containing such records and the relevant determination to the issues arising under section 34(2)(a), they may be brought to the notice of the Court by way of affidavits filed by both the parties’ - SC....