Foreign State cannot claim sovereign immunity against enforcement of arbitral award arising out of commercial transaction: Delhi High Court

Importantly, the Court also held that prior consent of Central government is not necessary under Section 86(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) to enforce an arbitral award against a foreign State.
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A foreign State cannot claim sovereign immunity against enforcement of an arbitral award arising out of a commercial transaction, the Delhi High Court ruled (KLA Const Technologies v. Embassy of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan).

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