Abhishek Kurian and Tamanna Das Patnaik[i] Introduction Unilateral appointments of arbitrators from broad-based panels has been a focal point of discussion in the arbitration regime for the past two years. However, given that the law regarding such appointments is yet to be adequately settled and clarified, no uniform practice has been established so far. The authors firstly describe the position of unilateral appointment of arbitrators and the two conflicting opinions regard