Arbitrable issues arising from a contract can be decided under the terms of the arbitration agreement in the contract, regardless of whether there are adjacent criminal proceedings. The employment agreement had an arbitration clause. Then, he invoked the arbitration clause and asked for an appointment of an arbitrator. Agrowon’s stand was that Shejwal had defrauded and because there was an aspect of criminality, there was no room for arbitration. It noted that it was a trite position of law that if there is an arbitration clause, it is imperative to invoke it, unless the arbitration agreement itself is found to be invalid.

Source: The Hindu March 11, 2024 15:31 UTC