INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA vs K.D. BALI & ANOTHER

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision rejecting the petitioner's application for revocation of the arbitrator's authority under Sections 5 and 11 of the Arbitration Act, 1940. The Court emphasized that an arbitrator must maintain impartiality and fairness throughout the arbitration process, and that mere suspicion of bias is insufficient for removal. The petitioner's claims of bias were found to lack the necessary substantiation to warrant the revocation of the arbitrator's authority, leading to the dismissal of the special leave petition.