Supreme Court of India

Ashapura Mine-chem Ltd. v. Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation

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Reported as [2015] 4 S.C.R. 880
Bench F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla J.
Decided 16 April 2015
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Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss.11, 16(1)(a) -Arbitration clause - Invocation of- s.16(1)(a) presumes the existence of a valid arbitration clause and mandates the same to be treated as an agreement independent of the other terms of the contract - By virtue of s.16(1)(b), the arbitration clause continues to be enforceable, notwithstanding a declaration that the contract was null and void - The main contract and the arbitration agreement form two independent contracts - In the instant case, irrespective of the question or as to the fact whether the MoU fructified into a full-fledged

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