Supreme Court of India: Conundrum of “Seat” & “Venue” Solved

In Bharat Aluminium Co. (BALCO) v. Kaiser Aluminium Technical Service, Inc. (2012) 9 SCC 552 (“BALCO”), the Five Judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of India, inter alia held that arbitrations are anchored to the seat/place/situs of arbitration. The seat of arbitration is thus intended to be its centre of gravity. This, however, does…