CITATION INFOWARES LTD. vs EQUINOX CORPORATION

The Supreme Court addressed an application under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, concerning a dispute between Citation Infowares Ltd. and Equinox Corporation regarding the termination of outsourcing agreements. The Court held that the agreements, signed in Kolkata, India, contained an arbitration clause mandating disputes to be referred to a mutually agreed arbitrator, thus affirming the applicability of Indian arbitration law despite the governing law clause referencing California, USA. The Court directed that the matter be referred to arbitration as per the terms of the agreement, emphasizing the enforceability of arbitration clauses under Indian law.