๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ (Delhi High Court)
M/s. Talbros Sealing Materials Pvt. Ltd. Vs M/s. Slach Hydratecs Equipments Pvt. Ltd (May 2024)
The parties to dispute entered into a contract for the supply of machinery by the Respondent company. Upon emergence of dispute, the Petitioner filed section 11 application seeking for appointment of arbitrator.
The dispute resolution clause as follows:
โClause 8 Arbitration Clause – ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐คโ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ข๐โ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐โ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐โ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ท๐๐โ๐………….
The Respondent objected to the jurisdiction of Delhi High Court, asserting that both the supply of machinery and the parties were situated in Faridabad. Also, alleged that the Arbitration clause is not a valid one as it envisages reference of disputes to two arbitrators, contrary to the provisions of Arbitration Act.
Pronouncement of the Court :
๐ A perusal of the arbitration clause shows that the parties intended to resolve their through arbitration. Hence the prime facie question to appoint the arbitrator is satisfied.
โ The Court also with reference to the judgments of Narayan Prasad Lohia vs. Nikunj Kumar Lohia and Others, [(2002) 3 SCC 572] and Sara International Ltd. vs. Arab Shipping Co. (P) Ltd., [2009 SCC OnLine Del 122] ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ, ๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐๐ช๐จ๐, ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ง.
Henceforth, the Court allowed the section 11 application by the petitioner and appointed an arbitrator.
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