Government ordinance rewrites arbitration rules removing arbitrator qualifications from law

What happens to arbitrator accreditation when qualifications vanish

The government has issued an ordinance amending the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. A key change scraps the Act’s 8th Schedule, which previously laid out qualification requirements for accrediting arbitrators. The move shifts how arbitrator accreditation and compliance will be handled going forward, reshaping the legal framework that governs arbitration appointments and standards.