https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190016 The SC upheld the maintainability of a petition under Section 20 of the Indian Arbitration Act concerning a contract dispute. The court rejected arguments that the agreement was void for uncertainty due to a "usual force majeure clause" reference, applying principles from Adamastos Shipping Co. Ltd. v. Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. that commercial agreements should be construed broadly. The court determined that the arbitration clause was valid, the East India Cotton Association's Chairman could appoint arbitrators, and Indian law applied as the proper law since parties chose Bombay HC jurisdiction. The appeal was dismissed with costs. en-us Mon, 27 Feb 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190016 The SC upheld the maintainability of a petition under Section 20 of the Indian Arbitration Act concerning a contract dispute. The court rejected arguments that the agreement was void for uncertainty due to a "usual force majeure clause" reference, applying principles from Adamastos Shipping Co. Ltd. v. Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. that commercial agreements should be construed broadly. The court determined that the arbitration clause was valid, the East India Cotton Association's Chairman could appoint arbitrators, and Indian law applied as the proper law since parties chose Bombay HC jurisdiction. The appeal was dismissed with costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Feb 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190016