As per the case facts, an application for arbitrator appointment was dismissed by the High Court because the appellant had accepted final payment and issued a "no further claim certificate." ... The appellant appealed this decision. The question arose whether the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, prior to the 2015 Amendment, or the Amendment Act itself, should apply when the arbitration notice was issued before the amendment but the application for arbitrator appointment was filed after it. Finally, the Supreme Court affirmed the High Court's decision, ruling that the law prevailing before the 2015 Amendment Act should apply. The Court agreed that when an arbitration notice is issued before the 2015 Amendment Act, and the application for arbitrator appointment is made after it, the provisions of the pre-amendment Act are applicable. Therefore, the appeal was dismissed, upholding the High Court's decision to deny the appointment of an arbitrator.