Filing Certified Copy of Arbitration Agreement Not Mandatory If Undisputed Agreement Already on Record: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court delivered a significant judgment on 07 October 2025, clarifying the scope and applicability of Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, in a case concerning the maintainability of an arbitration application filed without a certified copy of the arbitration agreement. The judgment was pronounced by Justice Maulik J. Shelat, who dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner challenging the trial court’s order that…