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Monday, March 21, 2011

exclusion of jurisdiction of indian courts

territorial  jurisdiction of a court when the plaintiff intends to invoke jurisdiction of any court in India, has to be ascertained on the basis of the principles laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure.  Agreement cannot take away jurisdiction of court.  (2008) 1 SCC 618

Friday, March 18, 2011

Fraud and Contract

Fraud which vitiates the contract must have a nexus with the acts of the parties prior to entering into the contract.
(2006) 13 SCC 599, Reliance Salt Ltd v. Cosmos Enterprises 

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Limitation and Arbitration - Section 14

Benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is also available in arbitration proceedings. (2011) 1 SCC 117

Friday, March 11, 2011

Jurisdiction

The place where the repudiation is received is the place where the suit would lie. (1989) 2 SCC 163 ABC Laminart