Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Alan Mervyn Arthur Stephenson v. J. Xavier Jayarajan 2025 INSC 1228 - Arbitration Appointment - Barred By Limitation

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14 Oct 2025 • 1 min read

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 - Section 11(5) - SC dismissed petition seeking appointment of arbitrator on the ground that the notice of arbitration was delayed and barred by limitation and the arbitration request itself was made two years after the initial notice.

Case Info

Case Details

Case name: Alan Mervyn Arthur Stephenson v. J. Xavier Jayarajan.
Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1228.
Coram: CJI B.R. Gavai; Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
Judgment date: October 14, 2025.
Court and jurisdiction: Supreme Court of India, Civil Original Jurisdiction; Arbitration Petition No. 21 of 2025.

Statutes/Laws Referred

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Section 11(5) (appointment of arbitrator); limitation issue noted.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Section 200 (complaint before Magistrate referenced and rejected on 16.06.2017).

Alan Mervyn Arthur Stephenson v. J. Xavier Jayarajan 2025 INSC 1228 - Arbitration Appointment - Barred By Limitation

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