Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996) Section 34, 9, 20 – Petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act before High Court of Delhi and no objection whatsoever was raised by the appellant at that point in time – Neither, the orders passed by the High Court of Delhi were challenged by the appellant – Thus, having accepted the jurisdiction at New Delhi, now the appellant cannot argue to the the contrary – Chosen seat by the parties to be at Delhi, we are of the considered opinion that the court below rightly held that it had no territorial jurisdiction to entertain the objections under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act filed by the appellant – Accordingly the order passed by the Special Commercial Court, Gurugram returning the objections for being presented in the courts at Delhi, is upheld.
ANDRIZ HYDRO PRIVATE LIMITED v. RAY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED , (2022-1)205 PLR 063, 2022 PLRonline 7450