Reviewed case brief
Bharat Aluminium Co. (BALCO) v Kaiser Aluminium Technical Services Inc.
(2012) 9 SCC 552
(2012) 9 SCC 552 · Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench)
- Year
- 2012
- Subjects
- Alternate Dispute Resolution
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Part I of the 1996 Act applies only where the seat of arbitration is in India; Indian courts have no supervisory jurisdiction over foreign-seated arbitrations (Seat Theory)
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Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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