Sattyam Computers v. Ingram Micro India Ltd. and Other
Case brief
What is this about?
Sattyam Computers v. Ingram Micro India Ltd and others | Punjab & Haryana HC at Chandigarh | CR-213-2022 (O&M) | decided 13.05.2025 | Coram: Pankaj Jain, J. | Subject: whether terms & conditions on the reverse of invoices amount to an arbitration agreement under Section 7, Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 | Held: yes - signed/stamped front page incorporating overleaf terms including sole-arbitrator clause; recovery suit of Rs.99,02,419 validly referred to arbitration; validity of agreement and arbitrator appointment left to Section 11 | Revision petition disposed. Statutes: Ss. 7, 8, 11, 37(1)(a) of the 1996 Act. Precedent referred (by counsel): IMV India Pvt. Ltd. v. Stridewel International, 2018(3) RAJ 141.
What did the court decide?
The invoice amounts to an 'arbitration agreement' under Section 7 of the 1996 Act: its front page, stamped and signed by the petitioner, provided that acceptance of the goods and services under the invoice shall amount to acceptance of the terms and conditions printed overleaf, which included a declaration referring disputes arising out of or in connection with the transaction to a sole arbitrator appointed by Ingram Micro India Limited.