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Suhael Buttan, Author

Suhael Buttan is currently working as an associate at SKV Law Offices. He has obtained his B.B.A.LL.B (Hons.) degree from Symbiosis Law School, Noida (affiliated with the Symbiosis International University, Pune).

Over the years, he has successfully handled an array of litigations and legal matters representing the interests of corporate as well as individual clients before the Supreme Court of India, High Court of Delhi, District Courts of Delhi, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and various other Commissions and fora across the country.

Vikas Maini, Author

VIkas is currently working as an associate at SKV Law Offices. He has obtained his B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) degree from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University ("GGSIPU"), New Delhi .

He is currently practicing in the area of commercial litigation and arbitration with special focus in the area of Infrastructure & Energy. Vikas’s expertise also extends to other branches of law including but not limited to competition law, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Consumer Protection Act, Civil Suits and Criminal Law.

This Article aims to explain the position of law as on date with respect to 'Seat of the Arbitration Vs Venue of the Arbitration under the aegis of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("Arbitration Act") (amended from time to time). The instant Article is bifurcated into the following parts:

(a) The concept of the Seat and Venue in an Arbitration;
(b) Legal Consequences of Seat of the Arbitration;
(c) Judicial Interpretation on the aforesaid concept; and
(d) Conclusion

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