1. Heading of the Judgment

Glencore International AG vs. M/s. Shree Ganesh Metals and another, Civil Appeal No. 11067 of 2025 (@ SLP (C) No. 27985 of 2019), Supreme Court of India, decided on August 25, 2025.

Citation: Glencore International AG vs. M/s. Shree Ganesh Metals and another, 2025 INSC 1036.

2. Related Laws and Sections

The judgment primarily interprets and applies the following provisions of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996:

• Section 44: Defines a "foreign award" as an arbitral award made pursuant to a written arbitration agreement.

• Section 45: Empowers a judicial authority to refer parties to arbitration if an agreement under Section 44 exists, unless it finds the agreement prima facie "null and void, inoperative or incapable of being performed."

The judgment also references Section 7 of the Act, which deals with the definition and form of an arbitration agreement, to support its reasoning.

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