Supreme Court of India

Mankastu Impex Private Limited v. Airvisual Limited

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Reported as [2020] 4 S.C.R. 565
Bench R. Banumathi, A. S. Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 5 March 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that Part I of the Arbitration Act, 1996 would have no application to international commercial arbitration held outside India.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.9, 11 – International Commercial Arbitration seated outside India – Petitioner-company (incorporated in India) is in th e business of supply of air purifiers, air quality monitors etc. – Respondent- company (incorporated in Hong Kong) is in the busin ess of manufacture, sale of air quality monitors, air quality informat ion – Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into betw een the parties – Respondent agreed to sell to the petitioner the complete line of it’s air quality monitors products for onwa rd sale and appointed it as an exclusive

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