Reckitt Benckiser (India) Private ... vs Reynders Label Printing India Private ...

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the 'group of companies' doctrine under Sections 11(5), 11(9), and 11(12)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, determining that a non-signatory party can be included in arbitration proceedings if it is part of a corporate group with a shared intent to be bound by the arbitration agreement. The Court reaffirmed the principles established in Chloro Controls India Private Limited v. Severn Trent Water Purification Inc. and Cheran Properties Limited v. Kasturi and Sons Limited, emphasizing the importance of the relationship and commonality of subject matter among the parties. The Court held that the non-signatory respondent could be impleaded in the arbitration proceedings based on the established legal principles.