https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=451127 An arbitration clause in an earlier tender document is incorporated into a later Letter of Intent only if the later contract makes a conscious and specific reference showing an intention to adopt that clause. A general reference to prior terms is not enough under Section 7(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Here, the Letter of Intent instead provided for disputes to be resolved exclusively by civil courts in Delhi, which displaced any inference that the earlier arbitration clause had been incorporated. The appointment of a Sole Arbitrator under Section 11(6) was therefore unsustainable. en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=451127 An arbitration clause in an earlier tender document is incorporated into a later Letter of Intent only if the later contract makes a conscious and specific reference showing an intention to adopt that clause. A general reference to prior terms is not enough under Section 7(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Here, the Letter of Intent instead provided for disputes to be resolved exclusively by civil courts in Delhi, which displaced any inference that the earlier arbitration clause had been incorporated. The appointment of a Sole Arbitrator under Section 11(6) was therefore unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=451127