https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199389 A future purchase-order framework and negotiated general conditions did not by themselves create an enforceable arbitration agreement. The arbitration clause in the purchase conditions was operative only if a binding purchase order, or equivalent concluded contract, actually came into existence; as no such order was issued, no arbitration agreement existed with either respondent. A counsel's telex referring to a joint appointment of an arbitrator could not estop the respondents from denying arbitrability, because acquiescence or tentative statements cannot confer jurisdiction where no agreement exists. The court therefore upheld the judgment below and found no enforceable agreement to arbitrate. en-us Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199389 A future purchase-order framework and negotiated general conditions did not by themselves create an enforceable arbitration agreement. The arbitration clause in the purchase conditions was operative only if a binding purchase order, or equivalent concluded contract, actually came into existence; as no such order was issued, no arbitration agreement existed with either respondent. A counsel's telex referring to a joint appointment of an arbitrator could not estop the respondents from denying arbitrability, because acquiescence or tentative statements cannot confer jurisdiction where no agreement exists. The court therefore upheld the judgment below and found no enforceable agreement to arbitrate. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199389