LANDMARK CASE
TRF Ltd. v. Energo Engineering Projects
(2017) 8 SCC 377 · Supreme Court of India · Arbitration
At a glance
- Citation: (2017) 8 SCC 377
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Arbitration
- In one line: No. A person ineligible to be arbitrator cannot nominate one.
1 Facts
The managing director of one party was named arbitrator and allowed to nominate another.
2 Issue
If the named person is ineligible, can they nominate someone?
3 What the court decided
No. A person ineligible to be arbitrator cannot nominate one.
4 Why it matters
Strengthens arbitral impartiality.
5 Think about it
What does Schedule Seven of the Act do?
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
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