Case Law Analysis
|Kerala High Court
Section 11 Arbitration Act | Prima Facie Arbitration Agreement Triggers Mandatory Reference to Arbitration : Kerala HC
Kerala High Court holds that under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, courts must refer disputes to arbitration upon a prima facie showing of an arbitration agreement, leaving substantive validity challenges to the arbitral tribunal. This reinforces the kompetenz-kompetenz principle, limiting judicial interference at the referral stage.