Qualifying a reference to arbitrate | Amarchand Mangaldas
Section 8 of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (the 1996 Act) empowers the court to refer matters brought before it to arbitration, in the event that the matter falls within the scope of an arbitration agreement between the parties (see the ‘Section 8’ box below). The Supreme Court of India has categorically held, …