Article 227 Cannot Be Used to Stall Arbitration Proceedings; Gauhati High Court Orders Set Aside: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the principle of minimum judicial interference in arbitration proceedings by holding that High Courts should exercise extraordinary restraint while invoking their supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against orders passed by an arbitral tribunal under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. In Manash Kamal Bezboruah vs. M/s Bokahola Tea Company Private Limited & Ors., the Court set aside…