Supreme Court of India · 2019-10-23
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. vs Go Airlines(India) Ltd.
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2019 SUPREME COURT 5389
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
- Respondent
- Go Airlines(India) Ltd.
- Author
- R. Banumathi
- Bench
- Hrishikesh Roy, A.S. Bopanna, R. Banumathi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court ruled on the jurisdiction of an arbitrator regarding a counter claim related to CENVAT credit in an aviation fuel supply agreement. The court overturned the Bombay High Court's decision, affirming that the arbitrator indeed had the authority to consider the counter claim. This judgment clarifies the scope of arbitrators' jurisdiction in commercial disputes involving tax credits.