Arbitrator Cannot Pierce Corporate Veil to Fasten Liability on Non-Signatory; Award Partially Set Aside: Madras High Court
A recent judgment of the Madras High Court in Arb.O.P.(Com.Div.) No.10 of 2021 delivered by Justice N. Anand Venkatesh on 26 November 2025 has clarified an important point in arbitration law concerning the limits of an arbitrator’s powers, especially relating to lifting the corporate veil, alter ego doctrine, and awarding damages under Section 73 and Section 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. The Court partially set aside an arbitral…
