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*Angile Insulations v. Davy Ashmore India Ltd., (1995) 3 SCALE 203* is a leading case on choice-of-forum agreements in commercial disputes. What was the holding?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. ***Angile Insulations v. Davy Ashmore India Ltd., (1995) 3 SCALE 203***: 'Where there might be two or more competent Courts which could entertain a suit consequent upon a part of cause of action having arisen therewith, if the **parties to the contract agreed to vest jurisdiction in one such court** to try the dispute which might arise as between themselves, the agreement would be valid.'
2. So choice-of-forum clauses are enforceable **provided each chosen court is itself competent** (otherwise jurisdiction cannot be created by consent). What the parties can do is **select one** of several otherwise-competent fora.
3. Options B, C and D invent constraints that the case law does not impose.
4. The rule supports party autonomy in commercial contracts while preserving the territorial logic of the CPC.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 8, *Angile Insulations* citation, p. 180._
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