Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 06-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Gowri Shankar & Anr.
- Respondent: M/s Goraman Integrated Logistics Private Limited.
- SLP No.: 34577/2026, arising from High Court judgment dated 25‑08‑2026 in CRP No. 4209/2026.
- The High Court order had been challenged on the ground that a fabricated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) contained an arbitration clause (Clause No.13) mirroring the clause in the original loan agreement.
- Paragraph 13 of the notice under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, filed by the petitioners, asserted that the original loan agreement contained an arbitration clause and that the fabricated MoU’s clause was rejected except for the arbitration provision.
- Counsel for petitioners: Mr. K. Parameshwar (Senior Advocate) and others; counsel for respondents (caveators): Mr. Satish Parasaran (Senior Advocate) and others.
Final Outcome
- The Court, after hearing counsel, declined to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution and dismissed the Special Leave Petition.
- The Court expressly left any question of law, if existent, open for future consideration.
- It clarified that the underlying suit will be decided independently, uninfluenced by observations made in the High Court order or this Supreme Court order.
- All pending applications, if any, are to stand disposed of.
Topics: Court Order, Arbitration Clause, Special Leave Petition