Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 06-04-2017
Case Nr. 416/16.0YRLSB.S1
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Headline:
Where an arbitration agreement is an integral part of a contract, and that contract has not received necessary signature, the arbitration agreement is non-existent despite its autonomy.
Summary:
- Where there is a breach of the rules of substantive jurisdiction, in particular of arbitral tribunals in relation to judicial tribunals, recourse to the Supreme Court of Justice on jurisdiction is always admissible.
- Since the arbitration agreement is an integral part of the contract of employment and since it has not been formally granted as legally required, the arbitration agreement is non-existent and not binding, despite the recognition of its autonomy.
- In the absence of an arbitration agreement, an arbitral tribunal has no material jurisdiction to hear the dispute.
This case summary was kindly prepared by Sameer Thakur (sameerthakur@live.in, NALSAR University of Law), Rishabh Raheja, (rishabharaheja@gmail.com, NALSAR University of Law), and Abhishek Babbar (abhishekbabbar1996@gmail.com).