On July 6, 2017, the SC held that an arbitral tribunal is empowered under Section 27 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘Arbitration Act’) to make a representation before the Court for contempt of any order passed during the arbitral proceeding.[1]While the Bombay High Court had taken a restricted interpretation of Section 27 stating that the power of the arbitral tribunal to make a representation before the Court for contempt of orders is limited to the failure of the parties to follow the process of taking evidence, the SC took a broader view and held that if the parties fail to comply with any orders, including interim orders of an arbitral tribunal, they may be liable for contempt, on representation by the arbitral tribunal. Such orders would be deemed to be orders of the Court for all purposes and would be enforced under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 in the same manner as if they were orders of the Court.[1]     Alka Chandewar v. Shamshul Ishrar Khan, Civil Appeal No. 8720 of 2017.