Panel of Arbitrators · SAMYA Institute of Arbitration

Art. 1

Eligibility

The Panel is open to persons of standing, learning and integrity, in two divisions.

Judicial DivisionAdvocates

Enrolled with a State Bar Council, ten years or more at the Bar.

Judicial DivisionRetired judges

Of the High Courts, and retired judicial officers.

Specialist DivisionChartered professionals

Chartered accountants, company secretaries and cost accountants, ten years or more.

Specialist DivisionBanking officers

Former senior officers of banks and financial institutions.

Either divisionExperienced arbitrators

Recognised experience in institutional or ad hoc references.

At discretionPersons of eminence

In law, commerce or finance, as the Institute decides.

Art. 2

Independence and impartiality

No arbitrator acts without first disclosing, in writing, anything that could cast doubt on independence.

Before appointment

A written disclosure in the form of the Sixth Schedule to the Act.

Throughout the reference

The duty to disclose continues until the award is made.

A relationship within the Seventh Schedule bars appointment, save as Section 12(5) permits.

Section 12 Fifth, Sixth & Seventh Schedules

Art. 3

Obligations of an empanelled arbitrator

An arbitrator appointed by the Institute undertakes five obligations.

Conformity: to the Act, the Rules of the Institute and natural justice.
Equality: each party treated equally and given a full opportunity to present its case.
Time: sufficient attention to the reference, and the award within the period under Section 29A.
Reasons: a reasoned award, signed and dated, stating the seat.
Confidentiality: of the proceedings, save as Section 42A permits.

Art. 4

Support afforded by the Institute

The Registry carries the administration.The arbitrator attends to the merits.

1

A complete, indexed case file: every notice with proof of delivery, every pleading and order.

2

Every period prescribed by law computed and tracked on ARBITRA.

3

Hearings online or in person, and orders signed and issued from the arbitrator’s own dashboard.

Art. 5

Fees

Fees are paid according to the Institute’s Schedule of Fees.

Communicated

To each empanelled arbitrator on empanelment.

Disbursed

By the Registry as each stage of the reference is completed.

Art. 6

Procedure for empanelment

I

Apply through the form on this page.

II

Scrutiny by the Institute, which may call for documents or an interview.

III

Empanelment at the Institute’s discretion, reviewed periodically.

Empanelment confers no right to any appointment.

Panel

The Panel

The Panel brings together the judiciary and the field.

Judicial Division

Retired judges of the High Courts, retired judicial officers and advocates of long standing.

Specialist Division

Persons of recognised expertise in banking and lending, construction, insurance, technology, trade and other fields.

Profiles of members, with division, field and city, will be published here upon the constitution of the Panel.

Form

Application for empanelment

The Registry will thereafter call for your curriculum vitae, proof of enrolment or qualification, and a declaration of independence.

Full nameEmailPhoneCategoryDivision applied forYears of standingPrincipal fieldArbitral experienceCityHearing modeOther languageI declare that the particulars furnished are true, and I undertake to make the disclosures required by Section 12 of the Act before accepting any appointment.

Preview version: not yet connected to the Registry.

Invitation for empanelment