Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 · Chapter X
Section 42B: Protection of action taken in good faith
In plain words
No suit or legal proceeding lies against an arbitrator for anything done or intended in good faith under the Act or its rules and regulations.
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Official text
No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the arbitrator for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder.]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 16 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 42B
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