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Supreme Court of the United States, 5 June 2025, Docket Nos. 23–1201 and 24–17

(No. 23–1201: CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. et al. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. et al. 

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Supreme Court of the United States, 5 June 2025, Docket Nos. 23–1201 and 24–17

(No. 23–1201: CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. et al. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. et al. 

No. 24–17: Devas Multimedia Private Limited v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. et al.)

05 - 06 - 2025

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Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, S. W. Schill (ed.), Vol. LI (2026)
Jurisdiction United States
Summary

A district court confirmed an Indian award rendered against Antrix (UNITED STATES 1011). The Ninth Circuit set that decision aside (UNITED STATES 1059), finding that the district court had failed to consider whether Antrix had minimum contacts with the United States. The Supreme Court clarified that this further requirement, established by Ninth Circuit precedent, could not apply. Personal jurisdiction over a foreign State or state agency or instrumentality, such as Antrix, under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) only required proper service and the existence of one of the FSIA immunity exceptions: arbitration exception and waiver exception.

Related topics
105

The court discusses issues relating to the quality of the parties, as physical or legal persons against whom enforcement of an arbitral award is sought, including the incapacity of a State to enter into an arbitration agreement, and questions relating to sovereign immunity. For the related defenses to enforcement, see Art. V(1)(a).

"Persons, whether physical or legal" (paragraph 1) (including sovereign immunity)
301

The court discusses the principle that the procedure for the enforcement of awards under the Convention is governed by the lex fori, as well as procedural issues (such as the competent enforcement court) not falling under the specific cases of ¶¶ 302-307.

Procedure for enforcement in general
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