Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 · Chapter I
Section 50: Appealable orders
(1) [Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, an appeal] shall lie from the order refusing to—
(a) refer the parties to arbitration under section 45;
(b) enforce a foreign award under section 48,
to the court authorised by law to hear appeals from such order.
(2) No second appeal shall lie from an order passed in appeal under this section, but nothing in this section shall affect or take away any right to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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 50
- Gemini Bay Transcription Pvt. Ltd. v. Integrated Sales Service Ltd. & Anr.
- M/S. Centrotrade Minerals and Metals Inc. v. Hindustan Copper Ltd.
- Bgs Sgs Soma Jv v. Nhpc Ltd.
- Kandla Export Corporation & Anr. v. M/S Oci Corporation & Anr.
- Arun Dev Upadhyaya v. Integrated Sales Service Ltd & Anr.
- Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd. v. Jindal Exports Ltd.
- Sumitomo Corporation v. Cdc Financial Services (Mauritius) Ltd. & Ors.
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. v. Aksh Optifibre Ltd. and Anr.