Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 330 · Decided 16 April 2015
Ashapura Mine-Chem LTD. v. Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 330 · [2015] 4 S.C.R. 880
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3702/2015
- Decided
- 16 April 2015
- Bench
- F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA, SHIVA KIRTI SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 11, 16(1)(a)
Headnote
4 S.C.R. 880 ASHAPURA MINE-CHEM LTD. v. GUJARAT MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Civil Appeal No. 3702 of 2015) APRIL 16, 2015 [FAKKIR MOHAMED IBRAHIM KALIFULLA AND SHIVA KIRTI SINGH, JJ.) C Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: ss.11, 16(1)(a) -Arbitration clause - Invocation of- s.16(1)(a) clause continues to be enforceable, notwithstanding a declaration that the contract was null and void - The main contract and the arbitration agreement form two independent contracts - In the instant case, irrespective of the question or as to the fact whether the E MoU fructified into
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