Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 1264 · Decided 10 February 2017
M/S. Voestalpine Schienen Gmbh v. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 1264 · [2017] 1 S.C.R. 798
- Case number
- ARBITRATION PETITION No. 50/2016
- Decided
- 10 February 2017
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Arbitration
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 12
Headnote
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - ss. 12(as amended), JI (6), (8) - Arbitration clause providing for appointment of arbitrators from a panel of arbitrators prepared by public sector company-Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) - Challenge to, on the arbitrator violates s. 12 - Held: Section 12 was amended with the objective to induce neutrality of arbitrators, viz. their independence and impartiality - Independence and impartiality of the arbitrator are the hallmarks of any arbitration proceedings - Rule against bias is one of the
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