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IN THE HIGH COURT OF TELANGANA
MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA, B.R.MADHUSUDHAN RAO
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd – Appellant
Versus
H.B.T Gmbh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Moushumi Bhattacharya, J.
The subject matter of the Commercial Court Appeal is an order dated 04.11.2024 passed by the Special Judge for Trial and Disposal of Commercial Disputes, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar (Commercial Court) allowing an Interlocutory Application (I.A.No.60 of 2024 in C.O.S.No.46 of 2023) filed by the respondent No.1 under Order VII Rule 11 r/w Section 151 of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), for rejection of plaint. By the impugned order, the Commercial Court rejected the plaint filed by the appellant in C.O.S.No.46 of 2023.
2. The appellant filed the Suit (C.O.S.No.46 of 2023) for a permanent injunction restraining the respondent No.1/defendant No.1 (M/s.H.B.T. GMBH) from continuing to resolve its claims through arbitration before the defendant No.2 (the International Court of Arbitration in International Chamber of Commerce) (ICA) under the Agreements dated 18.12.2009 and 11.04.2011. The defendant No.2 is the second respondent in this appeal. The cause of action pleaded in the plaint arose on 29.04.2023 with the respondent No.1/defendant No.1 invoking the arbitration clause in the Agreement dated 18.12.2009 against the appellant and on 3
The court reaffirmed that civil suits to prevent arbitration are barred by law where an arbitration clause exists, emphasizing the limited jurisdiction of civil courts over arbitration disputes.
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