Supreme Court Upholds Enforcement of Foreign Award Against NAFED in Groundnut Export Dispute — Government Refusal Does Not Excuse Breach Under FOSFA Contract. The court held that a canalizing agency cannot rely on its own lack of permission as a force majeure event under Clause 14 of the FOSFA 20 Contract, and enforcement of the award is not against public policy despite procedural irregularities....
The case involves a dispute between National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), a canalizing agency for the Government of India, and Alimenta S.A., a foreign buyer. The pa...
