KOCH NAVIGATION INC. versus HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPN. LTD.

KOCH NAVIGATION INC. versus HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPN. LTD.

The award specifically required payment by the respondent of the appellant's costs of reference to arbitration, to be agreed upon or taxed in the event of disagreement; since the parties did not agree and the costs were taxed and certified, the court must enforce those costs as part of the award under the Foreign...

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Parties
Appellant: Koch Navigation Inc.; Respondent: Hindustan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
07 September 1989
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Division Bench Judgment of Bombay High Court
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award, Costs of Arbitration, Interpretation of Award
Arbitration International Commercial Law Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award Costs of Arbitration Interpretation of Award

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Parties

Koch Navigation Inc.

Appellant

Hindustan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Division Bench Judgment of Bombay High Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant is entitled to enforcement of costs of reference to arbitration awarded and taxed in a foreign award
  2. 2 Whether the court can direct payment of costs taxed after award in execution proceedings under the Foreign Awards (Recognition and Enforcement) Act, 1961

Ratio Decidendi

The award specifically required payment by the respondent of the appellant's costs of reference to arbitration, to be agreed upon or taxed in the event of disagreement; since the parties did not agree and the costs were taxed and certified, the court must enforce those costs as part of the award under the Foreign Awards (Recognition and Enforcement) Act, 1961.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • The award is to be enforced, and the respondent must pay the costs of reference to arbitration as taxed.
  • The judgment and order of the High Court are modified to this extent.