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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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OMP (COMM) 536/2020

GOYAL MG GASES PRIVATE LIMITED

.....Petitioner

Through:

Mr. Simran Mehta, Adv.

Versus

STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA

.....Respondent

Through:

Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Adv. with

Ms. Veronica Mohan and Ms. Deepa

Chansoliya Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL)

1. This petition has been filed under Section 34 of the

Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘Act of 1996’, for short)

challenging the Award dated May 05, 2020.

2. A preliminary objection has been taken by Mr. Sandeep

Sethi, Ld. Sr. Counsel appearing for the respondent that this petition

is not maintainable in this Court. In this regard, he stated that the

Agreement dated July 20, 2005 (‘Agreement’, for short) between

the parties contains an arbitration clause in Article 25.4 (‘arbitration

clause’, for short) which clearly states that (i) the arbitration

proceedings shall be held in Durgapur, West Bengal and (ii) the

Courts of Durgapur, West Bengal shall have exclusive jurisdiction

over all matters of dispute. The parties have expressed their clear

and unmistakabl