Supreme Court of India

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v. Atwood Oceanic International, S.A.

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Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 430
Bench Tarun Chatterjee and Dalveer Bhandarl JJ.
Decided 13 May 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, there is no merit in the above Two Arbitration Petitions.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Arbitration Act 1940 - Agreement between ONGC and foreign company-contractor, for carrying out drilling operations in offshore waters of India on 2. 03. 1983- By Notification, Gov­ ernment of India extending Income Tax Act, 1961 to offshore areas with effect from 1.04.1983 - Claim for reimbursement by contractor of personal tax dues paid by it in respect of sala­ ries earned by employees, for accounting year ending on 31.03.1983 and 31.03.1983 - Denied by ONGC - Dispute referred to arbitration - Disagreement between two arbitrators - Award by Umpire - Claim allowed holding that on account of

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