Oct 30, 2024

Supreme Court Clarifies Relevant Date for Determining Conversion Rate of Foreign Arbitral Award Expressed in Foreign Currency

The Supreme Court in DLF Ltd. v. Koncar Generators & Motors Ltd.,[1] held that as per the statutory scheme of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘Arbitration Act’), a foreign award becomes enforceable on the date, when the objections against it are finally decided and dismissed. Therefore, the date for calculating the foreign exchange rate applicable to a foreign arbitral award expressed in foreign currency would be the date when such an award became enforceable, in the absence of the contract providing for a rate of exchange for conversion.

[1] DLF Ltd. v. Koncar Generators & Motors Ltd., 2024 SCC OnLine SC 1907.

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