Resolving the Jurisdictional Conundrum: Unpacking Section 29-A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
by Kartikey Bhatt* and Tanish Arora**
Section 29A Arbitration Act
Arbitrator’s discretion to fix venue/seat of arbitration cannot override parties’ exclusive jurisdiction clause in arbitration agreement: Delhi HC
When parties agree to vest exclusive jurisdiction in a particular court for any dispute arising out of the arbitration clause, it must be presumed that they intended that court only to have supervisory control.