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In a recent decision the Supreme Court ruled that in an international seated arbitration governed by an international arbitral institution, Section 42 of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 was applicable only at the pre-arbitral stage, when an arbitrator had not been appointed. This decision makes international arbitration friendlier for parties who have in the past been subjected to prolonged court litigations in India.