Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, Section 11

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996—Section 11—Appointment of an arbitrator—Before an Arbitrator can be appointed under section 11 of the Act, the applicant should satisfy the learned Chief Justice or his designate that the arbitration agreement is available in regard to the contract/document in regard to which the dispute has arisen—For example if the parties had entered into two agreements and arbitration clause is found only in the first agreement and not in the second agreement, necessarily an arbitrator can be appointed only in regard to disputes relating to the first agreement and not in regard to any dispute relating to the second agreement.