Designation of ‘Seat’ is akin to exclusive jurisdiction
Published on Bar & Bench, 2017 (https://barandbench.com/designation-seat-akin-exclusive-jurisdiction/) Payal Chawla In a welcome recent decision of Indus Mobile Distribution Pvt. Ltd. v. Datawind Innovations Pvt. Ltd. [(2017) 7 SCC 678], the Hon’ble Supreme Court provided the much-needed clarity on the juridical seat in relation to domestic arbitration. Brief facts of Indus Mobile: The appellant (Indus Mobile) and respondent No.…