Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd & Ors v. M/s GSCO (Gurmeet Singh and Company) Infrastructure Pvt Ltd
2026 INSC 103823 September 202615 min read
Supreme Court Clarifies Distinction Between Seat and Venue, Restores Section 34 Petition Before Sundargarh District Court
The Supreme Court held that mere conduct of arbitral proceedings at a place does not make it the juridical seat, and Section 34 petitions are maintainable before the District Court where the subject work was executed.
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- Case Name
- Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. & Ors. v. M/s GSCO (Gurmeet Singh and Company) Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1038
- Bench
- Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva & Justice Sanjay Kumar
- Date of Judgment
- September 23, 2026
- Area of Law
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34, 42, 2(1)(e) — Seat and Venue of Arbitration — Territorial Jurisdiction
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