M/S. Tata Industries Ltd. & Anr vs M/S. Grasim Industries Ltd

The Supreme Court addressed a dispute under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, concerning the appointment of an arbitrator between M/s. Tata Industries Ltd. and M/s. Apex Investments (Mauritius) Holding Private Limited against Grasim Industries Limited. The Court confirmed that the Chief Justice of India has the jurisdiction to appoint the arbitrator due to the international commercial arbitration nature of the case. The Court held that there exists a live arbitrable issue, and the claims are within limitation, thus allowing the arbitration process to proceed.