The Parties to the Contract may
consider incorporating the following Arbitration Clause, in their Invoices /
Purchase Orders / MoUs / any other Agreements / Contracts
Draft Arbitration Clause
Disputes or differences that may arise
between the parties, arising under this transaction/ Contract, shall be
resolved through the means of Arbitration, at “(Place / Mumbai”).
The Arbitration Clause may further
provide for the following:
1.
The Arbitration
shall be by Sole Arbitrator / by Arbitral Tribunal consisting of three Members.
Each party shall appoint One Arbitrator and thereafter, these two Arbitrators
shall appoint the third Arbitrator.
2.
The Arbitration
shall be done by “Name of the Arbitral Institution”.
3.
Notice: All
communication / correspondence / Notices shall be sent through Email. Any of
the party, in addition to Email, may also communicate through Whatsapp. If
there is any change in Email or Whatsapp number, the same shall be informed
accordingly, in advance.
Email Party Number 1:
Whatsapp Party Number 1:
Email Party Number 2:
Whatsapp Party Number 2:
4.
Qualification of
Arbitrator: If the nature of Contract / Transaction is such that an Expert
would be best suited to resolve the controversy that may arise in future, the
Arbitration Clause may provide for the Qualification of Arbitrators. In such
situation, preferably, the adjudication may be by Arbitral Tribunal of three
Arbitrators, where, there can be two Technical Members and one Judicial Member.
5.
Language to be
used in Arbitration Proceedings: English / Hindi / ……..
6.
Fast Track
Procedure: The Dispute shall be resolved by Fast Track procedure, as provided
under Section 29-B(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Fast Track
procedure, among other things, mandates the Arbitrator to pass an Award within
Six months from the date on which the arbitrator or all the arbitrators, as the
case may be, have received notice, in writing, of their appointment.
7.
Conciliation
before Invoking Arbitration: That, Parties shall endeavour to settle their
dispute by the Means of Conciliation, by following the procedure set out in
Part III, titled as “Conciliation” in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,
1996. If the Conciliation fails, then only, the Arbitration may be invoked.
Further, the Conciliation must be availed within one month from the date of
accrual of any grievance. If the aggrieved fail to invoke Conciliation within
one month, then, thereafter, the aggrieved cannot invoke Conciliation, nor can
invoke Arbitration; and the aggrieved would have to then avail the general
remedy available under the Law, that is to file Suit.
8. It is further
expressly agreed that All and Any Claims or Defenses, by or through, any Men or
Women, shall deemed to have been lodged and/or made, under the Solemn Oath of Ancestors of those lodging such Claims or advancing Defenses. An express
Statement to this effect, shall contain in any inter se communication and
correspondences involving any Claim or Defenses; and in any Pleadings between
the parties, involving any Claim or Defenses. Assertion of such Statement shall
be a condition precedent to invoke Arbitration, and a condition precedent to
constitute any legitimate factual Defense. The Parties and Courts shall
consider this stipulation as Sacrosanct and indispensable to the instant transaction
/ Contract.
9. Subject to Jurisdiction of Courts at (Place / Mumbai).
Sandeep Jalan
Advocate
https://www.litigationplatform.com/
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