Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 12(5) Arbitration Act | Unilateral Arbitrator Appointment Void Ab Initio: Bombay HC Quashes Award, Grants Limitation Relief for Fresh Proceedings
Bombay High Court holds that arbitral awards passed unilaterally without consent or court order under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act are void ab initio. The court quashed the award and permitted fresh arbitration proceedings, excluding the limitation period, setting a precedent for invalidating ex parte arbitral appointments.