Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 816 · Decided 13 September 2018
M/S Shriram Epc Limited v. Rioglass Solar Sa
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 816 · [2018] 10 S.C.R. 749
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9515/2018
- Decided
- 13 September 2018
- Bench
- R.F. NARIMAN, INDU MALHOTRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Arbitration Act Section 48, 49; Stamp Act Section 1(2)
Headnote
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - ss. 48 and 49 - Foreign award - Enforceability of, when award not stamped - Held: Foreign award not bearing stamp duty under the Stamp Act, would not be rendered unenforceable - Term 'award' under Item 12 of award not being includible in Schedule I, is not liable for stamp duty - Stamp Act, 1899 - Item 12, Schedule I. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. The Single Judge of the High Court is correct, and the fact that a foreign award has not borne stamp duty under the Stamp Act,
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