Unstamped arbitration agreement not legally valid: Constitution Bench of Supreme Court holds by 3:2 majority
While Justices Joseph, Bose and Ravikumar wrote the majority opinion, Justices Rastogi and Roy dissented, opining that unstamped arbitration agreements are valid at the threshold/pre-referral stage.
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesdayheld by a 3:2 opinion that unstamped arbitration agreements are not valid in law[NN Global Mercantile Pvt Ltd v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd & ors]