M/S Alchemist Hospitals Ltd vs M/S Ict Health Technology Services ...

insc-2025-1289 Supreme Court of India 6 November 2025 • 20 min read
18 cases cited (0 SG, 18 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Limitation Act, 1963

Judges (2)

Augustine George Masih Coram Dipankar Datta Delivered

Parties (2)

Alchemist Hospitals Ltd. Appellant ICT Health Technology Services India Pvt. Ltd. Respondent

Case Significance

M/S Alchemist Hospitals Ltd vs M/S Ict Health Technology Services ... is a Supreme Court of India decision dated November 6, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1289). Hospital challenged dismissal of its application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act for appointment of an arbitrator arising from a software implementation agreement. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding there was no valid arbitration agreement as the clause was merely a negotiation provision, not an agreement to arbitrate. The bench comprised Justices Augustine George Masih and Dipankar Datta. The judgment was delivered by Justice Dipankar Datta.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 18 case citations.

Summary

Hospital challenged dismissal of its application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act for appointment of an arbitrator arising from a software implementation agreement. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding there was no valid arbitration agreement as the clause was merely a negotiation provision, not an agreement to arbitrate.

What was the outcome of M/S Alchemist Hospitals Ltd vs M/S Ict Health Technology Services ...?

Hospital challenged dismissal of its application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act for appointment of an arbitrator arising from a software implementation agreement. The Supreme Court dismiss...

Statutes Cited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
s 11(6)
Limitation Act, 1963
s 14

Cases Cited (18)

IN (18)
(1964) 2 SCR 152 (1980) 4 SCC 536 (1990) 1 SCC 731 (1996) 2 SCC 216 (1998) 3 SCC 573 (1999) 2 SCC 166 (2000) 4 SCC 272 (2003) 7 SCC 418 (2007) 5 SCC 719 (2009) 2 SCC (Civ) 524 (2009) 2 SCC 55 (2009) 5 SCC 313 (2012) 1 SCC 361 (2021) 6 SCC 718 (2022) 20 SCC 636 2025 INSC 1289 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1471 AIR 1964 SC 859

Cited By (1)

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Judgment

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