HARSHBIR PANNU v. JASWINDER SINGH
Supreme Court of IndiaC.A. NO. 014630-014630 - 2025Bench: Justice J.B. Pardiwala, Justice R. Mahadevan
The Supreme Court held that termination of arbitral proceedings under Section 38(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for non-payment of fees constitutes an order under Section 32(2)(c), thereby terminating the arbitrator's mandate, and allowed appointment of a substitute arbitrator under Section 15(2) read with Section 11(6).