Arbitration Weekly Roundup: July 08 - July 14, 2024
Live LawSupreme Court Avoid Bulky Pleadings & Lengthy Submissions In Arbitration Appeals : Supreme Court To Advocates Case Title: Bombay Slum Redevelopment Corporation Private Limited Versus Samir Narain Bhojwani Citation : 2024 LiveLaw 445 Expressing displeasure over the filing of bulky and lengthy submissions in the arbitral proceedings, the Supreme Court on Monday called upon the Bar to urge only the legally permissible grounds in the arbitration proceedings carried under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Invoices Containing Arbitration Clauses Which Show Mutual Acceptance Are Prima Facie Arbitration Agreement: Delhi High Court Case Title: M/S Dhawan Box Sheet Containers Pvt Ltd Vs M/S Sel Manufacturing Co Ltd Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 781 The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Prateek Jalan has held that when parties engage in actions based on invoices containing arbitration clauses, demonstrating mutual acceptance, an arbitration agreement may be inferred directly from those invoices. Arbitration Clause In Lease Agreement Invalidated By Subsequent Verbal Agreement: Delhi High Court Case Title: Mukesh Khurana Vs Rahul Chaudhary Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 773 Case Number: FAO 200/2024 & CAV 286/2024 & CM APPL. The bench noted that: “….but since previous agreement was replaced and substituted by an oral agreement, defendant cannot be permitted to fall back upon any of the term contained in the earlier lease agreement, which has now ceased to exist.” Arbitration Clauses Require Explicit Reference In Subsequent Agreements: Delhi High Court Case Title: Deepa Chawla Vs Raheja Developers Ltd Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 772 Case Number: CS 416/2023 The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that for an arbitration clause to be enforceable in subsequent agreements, it must be explicitly referenced within those agreements. The bench held that: “Both the parties have agreed to the said clause and therefore cannot at this stage seek a remedy that they have waived of by way of this express condition in the Second Agreement.” Time From Filing Section 34 Petition To 2015 Amendment Excluded From Limitation Period For Enforcing Arbitral Awards: Delhi High Court Case Title: Growth Techno Projects Limited Vs Ishwar Industries Limited Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 764 Case Number: OMP 224/2023 The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held the time period starting from the filing of the petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act till the amendment to the Arbitration Act in 2015, stands excluded from the counting of the limitation period for the enforcement of the arbitral award.