Bgs Sgs Soma Jv vs Nhpc Ltd. on 10 December, 2019
13. Furthermore, the objection of territorial jurisdiction raised by the
Respondents on the basis of the MoU is untenable. Once the parties have
agreed that the seat of arbitration shall be at Delhi, this Court alone would
have jurisdiction to entertain a petition for appointment of an arbitrator, as
held by the Apex Court in Indus Mobile Distribution Pvt. Ltd. v. Datawind
Innovations Pvt. Ltd., (2017) 7 SCC 678, and as reaffirmed by the Apex
Court in BGS SGS Soma JV v. NHPC Ltd., (2020) 4 SCC 234 & Inox
Renewables Ltd. v. Jayesh Electricals Ltd., (2023) 3 SCC 733.