State Of West Bengal vs Amritlal Chatterjee

The Supreme Court upheld the order of the Calcutta High Court appointing a new arbitrator under the Arbitration Act, 1940, despite the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 coming into force. The Court clarified that the arbitration proceedings commenced under the old Act and thus the provisions of the old Act continued to apply. The Court distinguished the case from Thyssen Stahlunion GMBH v. Steel Authority of India Ltd., asserting that the phrase 'in relation to arbitral proceedings' encompasses both court and arbitration proceedings, thereby affirming the High Court's jurisdiction in the matter.