Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 · Sections
Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
(2) It extends to the whole of India:
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(3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 1
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M/S Arif Azim Co. Ltd. v. M/S Micromax Informatics Fze
(a) Whether the present petition under section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 maintainable in India; (b) whether seat of arbitration designated under the aforesaid Distributorship Agreement is in…