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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> </head> <body> <div style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:12px; text-align:justify"> <table width="800" border="0" style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:5px;" align="center" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <br /> High Court of Madras <br /><br /> Court refutes arguments transposing arbitration clause from pricing clause<br /><br /> MANU/TN/1207/2016 - (01 Jul 2016)<br /><br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">Rockwell Automation India Pvt. Ltd. v. ETA Engineering Pvt. Ltd.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" style="background-color:#FDEDCE"><strong>An arbitration clause can be incorporated in a contract where reference to the same is made as part of the contract, the Madras High Court reiterated.<BR><BR> The dispute, between the respondent - a successful bidder to work on Chennai Metro Rail Project - and the petitioner, a sub-contractor of the same. Dispute arose between the two in respect of payments, with the petitioner seeking appointment of an arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute. It relied on Clause 5 of the agreement, ‘Basis of Contract’, which mentioned documents forming part of the contract agreement. <BR><BR> The court accepted defendant’s arguments that Clause 5 related only to determination of price. Documents mentioned in the clause were restricted in their application that effect.</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" ><strong>Relevant : Pyrites, Phosphates and Chemicals Ltd. vs. Sebilan Compania and Anr. <manuid>MANU/SC/1229/2001</manuid> M.R. Engineers and Contractors Pvt. Ltd. vs. Som Datt Builders Ltd. <manuid>MANU/SC/1150/2009</manuid></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" ><strong>Tags : arbitration, clause, incorporation, contract</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <!--<td><strong>Source : <a target="_new" href="http://www.manupatrafast.com/">newsroom.manupatra.com</a></strong></td>--> <td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Source : newsroom.manupatra.com</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">Regards</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">Team Manupatra</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>