Resolving Ambiguities: Exclusive Jurisdiction vis-à-vis Seat, Venue and Place of Arbitration
by Jeevan Ballav Panda1 and Satish Padhi2
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 29
by Jeevan Ballav Panda1 and Satish Padhi2
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 29
As per Section 42 of the Arbitration Act, notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere or in any other law where with respect to an Arbitration Agreement, any application has been made to a Court which had jurisdiction, that Court alone shall have jurisdiction over the arbitration proceedings which was first approached.
Mere expression “place of arbitration” cannot be the basis to determine the intention of the parties that they have intended that place as the “Seat of Arbitration”