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TEAM CODE:
IN THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
AT NEW DELHI
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Special Leave Petition No.__ of 2013

(Under Article 136 of the Constitution of India, 1950)
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IN THE MATTER OF
INDOPET Ltd. …APPELLANT
v.
STATE OF ZEECHEN …RESPONDENT NO. 1
BRITISH PETRO. TECHNOLOGIES LTD …RESPONDENT NO. 2


Written Submission on Behalf of the Respondents
Counsels for the Respondents



TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INDEX OF AUTHORITIES…………………………………………………………………….4
STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION……………………………………………………………8
SUMMARY OF FACTS…………………………………………………………………………9
STATEMENT OF ISSUES…………………………………………………………………….12
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS……………………………………………………………….13
ARGUMENTS ADVANCED………………………………………………………………..…15
ISSUE [A] THAT the Arbitrator DID NOT had the jurisdiction to pass the said Award Against the State of Zeechen and BPTL……………….15
I. That the Arbitrator did not had the jurisdiction to pass the said award against the State of Zeechen………………………………………………………………...15
1. That the State enjoys Permanent Sovereignty over its Natural Resources……..15
2. Entering into an arbitration agreement does not results in implied waiver of Sovereign Immunity……………………………………………………………...19
3. That the State of Zeechen is performing a sovereign function………………….20
II. That the Arbitrator did not had the jurisdiction to pass the said award against BPTL………………………………………………………………………………...21
ISSUE [b] THAT the ORDER OF THE HONORABLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI IS PARTIALLY TENABLE IN LAW……………………………………………………………22
I. That the Arbitral Award cannot be enforced against the State of Zeechen…….22
1. The Freedom to Choose One’s Own Economic, Environmental and Developmental Policies……………………………………………………………………………….22
2. The State enjoys Sovereign Immunity from...

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