Delhi HC rejects Future Group plea to terminate arbitration before SIAC

Judge says he hasn't expressed any opinion on merits of the arguments raised by the parties; arbitration before SIAC will continue as intended

The Delhi High Court dismissed Future Group's plea seeking termination of the arbitration proceedings initiated by Amazon before the Singapore International Arbitration Court (SIAC).

Justice C Hari Shankar said that he has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the arguments raised by the parties and the arbitration before the SIAC will continue as intended.

“It is clarified that I have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the controversy between the parties and that the arbitral proceedings may continue unimpeded and uninfluenced by any observation contained in this judgment,” he said.

The Future group had approached the