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M/s Icomm Tele Ltd. v. Punjab State Water Supply & Sewerage Board & Anr.

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Reported as [2019] 2 S.C.R. 984
Bench R. F. Nariman and Vineet Saran JJ.
Decided 11 March 2019

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Arbitration: Arbitration agreement – Arbitration clause in notice inv iting tender in commercial contracts – Pre-deposit clause-10% “dep osit- at-call” of the amount claimed by party invoking ar bitration, if arbitrary or discriminatory and violative of Art. 1 4 of the Constitution – Held: pre-deposit of 10% would discourage a party to an arbitration from invoking this alternative di spute resolution process, contrary to the object of de-clogging the court system, and would render the arbitral process ineffective and e xpensive – Thus, the pre deposit clause is struck down – Constitut ion of

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