SC, Dispute Arbitrable even after signing discharge voucher and accepting amount: Case of Arabian Exports Pvt Ltd vs National Insurance Company Ltd, SC Judgement Dated 6th May 2025. The issue before the court was whether a dispute raised by an insured after giving a full and final discharge voucher to the insurer can be referred to arbitration. The court had upheld the concept of economic duress and held that notwithstanding signing of the discharge voucher and accepting the amount offered, the dispute is still arbitrable. The question as to whether the appellant was compelled to sign the standardized voucher/advance receipt forwarded to it by the respondent out of economic duress and whether arbitration claim was sustainable or not were clearly within the domain of the arbitral tribunal. Thus, setting aside the impugned order of the High Court and allowing the appeal, the Bench appointed the sole arbitrator.
