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
Venue of Arbitration
Seat of arbitration once fixed by the arbitration agreement, has the exclusive jurisdiction for applications u/s 11 of the A&C Act, 1996: Rajasthan High Court
“The Court observes that the ‘contrary indicia’ is clearly reflected in the present case, because the seat was mentioned as Bikaner and venue was mentioned as New Delhi.”
Calcutta High Court resolves ‘Seat’ versus ‘Venue’ enigma when agreement confers ‘exclusive jurisdiction’ upon a court other than venue
Calcutta High Court dismissed the present petition on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction.