Contract as Whole Determines Arbitration Seat, Supreme Court Rules
Supreme Court rules that a named venue is not automatically the arbitral seat when the contract points to two places.
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Overlapping Agreements Do Not Block Arbitration Reference
The Supreme Court referred related contract disputes to arbitration despite overlap with a Korean proceeding.
Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Result Despite Different Reasoning
The Supreme Court has dismissed two long-running appeals between the National Highways Authority of India and Hindustan Construction Company. In the first, the Court found...
Contractual Interest Bar Binds Arbitral Tribunals
The Supreme Court has ruled that an arbitral tribunal cannot award pre-reference interest when the parties’ contract expressly excludes such claims. In North Eastern Electric...
Arbitral Tribunals Require Genuine Party Consent
The Supreme Court has invalidated an arbitral tribunal’s appointment after finding no evidence that the opposing party consented to it. The tribunal had proceeded despite...
Conditional Court Deposits Do Not Stop Interest, Supreme Court Rules
India’s Supreme Court has clarified that depositing an arbitral award in court does not automatically discharge the debtor or stop interest from accruing. Interest ordinarily...