Supreme Court of India

M/s. Duro Felguera, S. A. v. M/s. Gangavaram Port Limited

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Reported as [2017] 10 S.C.R. 285
Bench Kurian Joseph and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 10 October 2017

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What the Court ordered

Conclusions as follows: (i) The power exercised by the Chief Justice of the High Court or the Chief Justice oflndia under Section 11 ( 6) of the Act is not an administrative power.

Judgment, page 42

From the headnote

c Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015: ss. 11 (6) and 11 (6A) - GPL awarded tender work to applicant-Foreign company and FGJ-its lndian subsidiary - Later original contract split into five different and separate packages with different job description - One contract with the applicant and four with FGl - Each contract had separate arbitration clause - Dispute between parties - Arbitration clause invoked - FGJ issued four arbitration notices, applicant issued one arbitration notice whereas GPL issued comprehensive arbitration notice consisting single arbitral tribunal oi1 basis

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 relied on · 20 referred to · 13 mentioned

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