Delay Alone Not A Bar To Arbitration If Clause Remains Active And Enforceable: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has appointed an arbitrator under Section 11(5) and (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, in a case involving delayed execution and eventual termination of a contract by the Signal and Telecommunications Department of South Central Railway. The applicant had approached the Court seeking the appointment of a sole arbitrator after multiple failed attempts to initiate arbitration proceedings through the respondents. Background of the Dispute…