Place of Residence of Arbitrator not determines the jurisdiction of Arbitration

S. Square Infra Vs Garneni Chalapathi Rao (Telangana High Court) The learned counsel for the petitioner mainly contended that as the respondents nominated the Arbitrator residing at Hyderabad, only the Courts at Hyderabad are having jurisdiction but not the Courts at Sangareddy and thus, sought for transfer. Admittedly, the offer of the respondents was rejected by the petitioner herein and he specifically stated that the constitution of Arbitration Tribunal is not warranted, as such, the respondents filed a suit. But again, the petitioner filed a petition under Section 8 of Arbitration Act and...