Supreme Court Affirms High Court: No Arbitration for Disputes Beyond Original License Agreement's Clause, Section 8 Inapplicable.

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....Rejection of applications under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - There being no doubt about non-existence of arbitration agreement in relation to the entire subject-matter of the suit, and when the substantive reliefs claimed in the suits fall outside the arbitration clause in the original licence agreement, the view taken by the High Court does not appear to be suffering from any infirmity or against any principle laid down by this Court. - SC....