Presumption of waiver in arbitration
If a party joins arbitration proceedings without raising objections regarding jurisdiction of the court, it cannot raise the issue at a later stage, especially after the pronouncement of the award. The Supreme Court stated so in its judgment in Quippo Construction Equipment vs Janardan Nirman. In this case, there were several contracts between the equipment rental company and the infrastructure firm with respect to projects in eastern India. The agreements named New Delhi or Kolkata as venues if arbitration were be invoked. Disputes arose and the arbitration award was in Quippo’s favour. Then litigation started over

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