#Separate Arbitration Agreements

The Supreme Court held that arbitration clauses in a Joint Venture Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding remain operative despite a separate Licence Agreement, affirming the doctrine of independent arbitration agreements. It clarified Section 11(6-A) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and appointed the former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court as the sole arbitrator, impacting parties to intertwined commercial contracts.