Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 7 Arbitration Act | Arbitration Clause in Replacement Agreement Cannot Extend to Unterminated Separate Contract Without Express Consent : Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court nullified an arbitral award because a new agreement containing an arbitration clause did not automatically govern disputes under a prior, still-active toll collection contract where jurisdiction was expressly reserved for civil courts. This reinforces that arbitration requires clear, specific consent per dispute context-not blanket assumption through contract substitution. Contractors and infrastructure agencies must now draft replacement agreements with explicit jurisdictional carve-outs.