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Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Source of truthOfficial statute · enacted 1996 · verified 2026-06-26Read on the official source

Clauses that cite this Act

Governing law & jurisdictionDispute resolution (arbitration)

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Landmark cases on this Act

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v. Saw Pipes Ltd. · 2003

Read the 'public policy' ground in s.34 to include 'patent illegality', widening the scope to set aside a domestic arbitral award — a position later narrowed by the 2015 amendments.

A. Ayyasamy v. A. Paramasivam · 2016

Distinguished mere allegations of fraud (arbitrable) from serious, complex allegations of fraud (which a court may decline to refer to arbitration) when considering a s.8 reference.

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