JUDGMENTS
Matrix Global Pvt. Ltd. v. Ministry of Education, Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia1
"Prior consent of central government is not required to
enforce an arbitral award against a foreign state."
The petitioner filed an application for enforcement of the
arbitral award against a foreign state. The court framed two
issues: Firstly, whether it is necessary to obtain the permission
of central government u/s 86 of the CPC before the enforcement of
the arbitral award against a Foreign State? Secondly, whether a
foreign state is entitled to claim sovereign immunity against the
enforcement of the arbitral award in cases arising out of the
commercial transaction?
The court ruled that the Central Government's consent was
not required for the enforcement of an arbitral judgment against a
foreign state under Section 86(3) of the Code. A Foreign State
could not claim Sovereign Immunity against the enforcement of an
arbitral judgment arising out of a
