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1 August 2025

SC Holds That Arbitral Tribunal Has Power To Implead Non-Signatories To Arbitration Agreement On Its Own Accord

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The SC in ASF Buildtech (P) Ltd. v. Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. (P) Ltd., held that an arbitral tribunal has the power to implead a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement as a party...
India Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

The SC in ASF Buildtech (P) Ltd. v. Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. (P) Ltd.,1 held that an arbitral tribunal has the power to implead a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement as a party to the arbitration, even when such a party was not before the referral Court under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act.

Footnote

1. ASF Buildtech (P) Ltd. v. Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. (P) Ltd., 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1016.

Originally published 29 July 2025.

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