Supreme Court of India

Bbr (india) Private Limited v. S.P. Singla Constructions Private Limited

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Reported as [2022] 19 S.C.R. 977

Bench Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna JJ.

Decided 18 May 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion and reasons, we do not find any merit in the present appeals, and the same are dismissed without any order as to costs.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s.20 – Plac e of Arbitration – Whether conducting the arbitration procee dings at a new place, owing to the appointment of a new arbitr ator, would shift the jurisdictional seat of arbitration – The place of conduct ing the arbitration proceedings were shifted from Panchkul a to Delhi due to the change of arbitrator – Appellant argued that the substantive proceedings were held in Delhi because of which it would be the ‘seat of arbitration’ – Held: Sub-section (1) to s.20 gives primacy to the agreement of the parties by which they are entitled to fix and

Authorities it was built on

2014 State of West Bengal & Ors. v. Associated Contractors cited by 12
2017 Indus Mobile Distribution Private Limited v. Datawind Innovations Private Limited & Ors. cited by 9
2019 Bgs Sgs Soma Jv v. Nhpc Ltd. cited by 6
2017 Roger Shashoua & Others v. Mukesh Sharma & Others cited by 6
2018 Union of India v. Hardy Exploration and Production (india) Inc cited by 2
2019 River Pellets Limited v. Kamachi Industries Limited cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2026 J and K Economic Reconstruction Agency v. Rash Builders India Private Limited referred to

Of those, 1 referred to

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