What is the scope of the court's jurisdiction under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, regarding the existence of an arbitration clause? (!) (!) (!) (!) What is the effect of termination of a contract containing an arbitration clause on the survival of the arbitration agreement? (!) (!) (!) (!)

Key Points: - Parties entered into MOU dated 25.09.2007 for marketing cars, with initial term till Dec 2007, extended by petitioner's acts under Clause 2, terminated on 25.09.2009 (!) [1000510900001] (!) (!) - Disputes arose post-termination regarding claims/counter-claims, covered by Clause 11 arbitration clause for disputes at any time relating to the MOU (!) [1000510900004] (!) (!) - Court under Section 11 must decide existence of valid arbitration agreement as jurisdictional fact; here, valid MOU and Clause 11 confirmed (!) (!) (!) (!) - Disputes relate to MOU termination and consequences, to be decided by arbitrator, not court; merits and scope under clause left to tribunal (!) (!) (!) (!) - Arbitration clause independent of other contract terms per Section 16(1)(a); survives even if MOU terminated or void (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) - Respondent's Brussels suit claims pertain to MOU period and termination, acknowledging contractual relationship till 25.09.2009 [1000510900003] (!) (!) (!) - No fresh agreement executed post-MOU; continued performance extended MOU terms (!) [1000510900010] (!) - Court appointed Hon. Mr. Justice R.V. Raveendran (Retd.) as Sole Arbitrator under Section 11(4) & (6) (!) - Relied on precedents: SBP & Co. (2005)8 SCC 618 for Section 11 scope; Bharat Petroleum (2008)1 SCC 503 for extended contracts (!) (!)

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