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Section 11(6A) Arbitration Act | Courts Must Limit Review to Existence of Arbitration Clause, Not Contractual Disputes: Allahabad HC
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|Allahabad High Court

Section 11(6A) Arbitration Act | Courts Must Limit Review to Existence of Arbitration Clause, Not Contractual Disputes: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court reaffirmed that under Section 11(6A), judicial intervention is confined solely to verifying whether an arbitration agreement exists - not evaluating the validity, performance, or termination of the underlying contract. This clarifies that even disputed contract terminations cannot justify judicial scrutiny of merits, reinforcing the pro-arbitration stance of the 2015 Amendment and protecting parties from procedural delays.