Supreme Court of India

M/s Alchemist Hospitals Ltd. v. M/s Ict Health Technology Services India Pvt. Ltd.

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Reported as [2025] 12 S.C.R. 24
Bench Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 6 November 2025

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, even the precondition for invocation of an arbitration agreement stands satisfied.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether Clause 8.28 of the Agreement can be considered to be a valid arbitration agreement under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Headnotes† Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.7 – Arbitration agreement – When not – Appellant, a private healthcare institution entered into a Software Implementation Agreement with the respondent, specialising in digital health-management platforms for upgrading its existing hospital-information software to a more advanced, integrated system – Disputes arose between the parties – Appellant invoked Clause 8.28

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