Supreme Court of India

M/s Cochin Shipyard Ltd. v. M/s Apeejay Shipping Ltd.

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Reported as [2015] 10 S.C.R. 994
Bench Dipak Misra J.
Decided 6 November 2015

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid premises, the appeal is allowed in part as far as it grants permission/liberty to the respondent H 1012 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2015] 10 S.C.R. A to examine any witness in court.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Arbitration Act, 1940- s. 30- Objection ·under-Alleging c misconduct ofarbitrator- Scope of- Held the objection u/s. 30 can be only alleging legal misconduct of the arbitrator and not personal/moral conduct - The a/legation of legal misconduct can be substantiated only from the records of the arbitral proceedings - Examination of any witness to substantiate such allegation is not permissible - In the present case, permission granted by High Court to substantiate the a/legation of misconduct against the arbitrator, by examining the witness, is wrong- However, it is open to establish the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 mentioned

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