IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
S.MANU
Concilium Marine Group AB – Appellant
Versus
Sharath Thazhathe Veedu S/o Muthukrishna Varier – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. introduction of the case and its primary issue. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments and objections raised by the respondent’s counsel. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. discussion on the necessity of arbitration agreements and their production. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. further response from the petitioners and their arguments concerning enforceability. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 5. analysis of precedents cited by both parties. (Para 24 , 25) |
| 6. court’s emphasis on enforceability and jurisdictional scrutiny. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 7. scrutiny of the enforcement conditions under section 48. (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 42 , 43) |
| 8. final analysis of non-enforceability due to lack of valid arbitration agreement. (Para 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50) |
| 9. conclusion highlighting the refusal to enforce the foreign award. (Para 51 , 52 , 53 , 54) |
JUDGMENT :
S. MANU, J.
1. Enforceability of an award for payment of costs rendered by an Arbitral Tribunal in Sweden is the issue arising for consideration in this case.
2. Petitioners are the respondents in Annexure 1 award. The respondent instituted arbitral proceedings against them bef
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