Arbitrator’s Fee Termination Examined; Court Considers Party Consent and Remedies After Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Fresh Arbitration Appointment: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court revisited a complex arbitration battle between Harshbir Singh Pannu and Jaswinder Singh, a dispute that had travelled through arbitration forums and the Punjab & Haryana High Court before reaching the country’s highest court. The controversy arose from the collapse of their partnership business, Amritsar Health & Hospitality Services, and revolved around a central question—whether an arbitrator can terminate proceedings when parties fail to pay revised fees fixed…