New Delhi, July 15 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that High Courts cannot ordinarily interfere under Article 227 of the Constitution with an arbitral tribunal's order rejecting a jurisdictional challenge under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, reaffirming the principle of minimal judicial intervention in arbitration proceedings.

Supreme Court Reinforces Limited Judicial Intervention

A Bench of Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Justice Vijay Bishnoi set aside orders of the Gauhati High Court, which had entertained a revision petition and stayed arbitral proceedings after the tribunal rejected applications filed by non-signatory parties challenging its jurisdiction.

The Court held that an order rejecting a Section 16 applica...