Arbitration agreement not become null & void if allegations of fraud have to be inquired into by court

Spentex Industries Ltd. Vs Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP (Delhi High Court) In the given case, the plaintiff is seeking the main relief to pass a decree of declaration, declaring that the Letter of Engagement as well as arbitration clause being Article 16 of the Letter of Engagement is null and void, inoperative and incapable of being performed and also against the public policy of India;” It is stated by the learned counsel for the plaintiff that the agreement is governed by the laws prevailing in USA. It is not the case of the plaintiff that under the US law contingency fee...