‘Seat of Arbitration’ instead of ‘Place of Arbitration’ was basis to determine supervisory power of a Court over arbitration

Mankastu Impex Private Limited Vs Airvisual Limited (Supreme Court)

Conclusion: Since the reference to Hong Kong as ‘place of arbitration’ was not a simple reference as the ‘venue’ for the arbitral proceedings; but a reference to Hong Kong was for final resolution by arbitration administered in Hong Kong, therefore, the dispute between assessee-company in India and respondent company in Hong Kong shall be administered  arbitration in Hong Kong and Section 11 of the A

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