Courts Need Not Hold Up Arbitration At Pre-Appointment Stage Over Insufficiency Of Stamp Duty: Bombay High Court

Bombay High court on Monday, through single judge A. K. Menon, considered whether the arbitration should be held up at the pre-appointment stage and pre-reference stage or whether party should be left to follow the procedures post reference and be left to agitate their respective challenges. Applicant, Vivek Mehta & Anr., had filed an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to seek appointment of a Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon disputes that...