WORLD SPORT GROUP (MAURITIUS) LTD. vs MSM SATELLITE(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

The Supreme Court held that the arbitration clause in the Facilitation Deed dated 25.03.2009, which stipulated arbitration under the International Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, is valid and enforceable under Section 7 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court emphasized that the parties had mutually agreed to the governing law and arbitration venue, thus upholding the principle of party autonomy in arbitration agreements. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the Bombay High Court's decision to allow arbitration proceedings to continue.