Case Name : Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd vs M/s Discovery Enterprises Pvt Ltd & Anr : ONGC vs Discovery Enterprises Case Reference: (0000) 0 SCC 00 Case Number: Civil Appeal No. 2042 of 2022 Court: Supreme Court Bench: 03 Coram: Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud (Author), Surya Kant, Vikram Nath Date: 27.04.2022
An arbitration agreement entered into by a company within a group of companies can bind its non-signatory affiliates or sister concerns; if it is demonstrated by the circumstances that there was a mutual intention of the parties to bind both the signatory as also the affiliated, non-signatory parties. (Paras 18, 23, 26)
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See also: Section 2(1)(h) A&C Act, 1996 - Section 8 A&C Act, 1996 - Section 16 A&C Act, 1996 - Section 34 A&C Act, 1996 - Section 37