Delhi High Court: Period of limitation for referring disputes to arbitration commences only once parties exhaust the pre-arbitration steps

Delhi High Court has held that the period of limitation for referring the disputes to arbitration would commence only once the parties exhaust the pre-arbitration steps set out in the agreement

In a recent judgment dated October 10, 2022 titled, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has held that if the contract between the parties contemplates pre-arbitration steps (such as negotiation, mediation etc.) before commencing arbitration, then the period of limitation for initiating arbitration would start only after the parties exhaust such steps.

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