Commercial disputes can disrupt businesses, delay payments, strain contractual relationships and result in lengthy litigation. In India, arbitration has emerged as an important alternative dispute resolution mechanism that allows parties to resolve eligible disputes through an arbitral tribunal rather than through a conventional court trial. Whether the dispute concerns a commercial contract, construction project, partnership, shareholder arrangement, infrastructure project o

Mere use of the word “arbitration” or “arbitrator” in a clause will not make it an arbitration agreement. It was observed by the Supreme Court that the use of the word “may” in the subject clause in question exhibit that there was no clear intention of the parties to refer the matter to arbitration.

Seat vs. Venue. In the absence of contrary indica, venue to be considered as seat