Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 975 · Decided 25 August 2008
Great Offshore LTD. v. Iranian Offshore Engineering & Construction Company
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 975 · [2008] 12 S.C.R. 515
- Case number
- ARBITRATION PETITION No. 10/2008
- Decided
- 25 August 2008
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI (1-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Arbitration
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 7
Headnote
515 ../ GREAT OFFSHORE LTD. A II. IRANIAN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Arbitration Petition No.1 O of 2006) AUGUST 25, 2008 8 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s. 7 - Petition for appointment of arbitrator - On the basis of arbitration agreement faxed by petitioner - existed was on petitioner - Fax header prima facie suggested that agreement was genuine - Burden shifted to respondent D to prove that the signatures on agreement were forged w~ich it failed to discharge - Thus valid arbitration agreement _,.. existed - Petition for appointment of arbitrator
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