Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 17 Arbitration Act | Partner’s Statutory Right to Access Partnership Records Cannot Be Suspended Pending Arbitration : Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has affirmed that partners retain their statutory right under partnership law to inspect books and records even when arbitration is pending, and an arbitral tribunal may enforce this right under Section 17. This ruling reinforces that commercial transparency cannot be withheld under the guise of procedural delay, protecting minority partners from information asymmetry in ongoing disputes.