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Indian Supreme Court confirms the limits of its jurisdiction to intervene on foreign seated arbitral award

13 June 2014

In the recent decision in Reliance Industries Limited & Anor v Union of India, the
Supreme Court of India turned down the Indian government's application to set
aside an UNCITRAL arbitral award against it, ruling that it must apply instead to
the English courts. This ruling confirms the current trend in pro-arbitration
jurisprudence emanating from India and has further clarified the limits of Indian
judicial authority over foreign-seated arbitrations.

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