Cc/devas (Mauritius) Limited v. Antrix Corp. LTD.
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 5, 2025 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 5, 2025
- Term
- October Term 2024
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Alito
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
PRELIMINARY PRINT Volume 605 U. S. Part 1 Pages 223–237 OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT June 5, 2025 Page Proof Pending Publication REBECCA A. WOMELDORF reporter of decisions NOTICE: This preliminary print is subject to formal revision before the bound volume is published. Users are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal errors. OCTOBER TERM, 2024 223 Syllabus CC/DEVAS (MAURITIUS) LTD. et al. v. ANTRIX CORP. LTD. et al. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 23–1201. Argued March 3, 2025—Decided June 5, 2025* Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. signed a satellite-leasing agreement with Antrix Corporation Ltd., which is owned by the Republic of India for use by its Department of Space. But when the Indian Government later determined it needed more satellite capacity for itself, Antrix ter- minated the contract under its force majeure clause. The parties pro- ceeded to arbitration. After unanimously concluding that Antrix had breached the contract, the arbitral panel awarded Devas $562.5 million in damages plus interest. Devas then petitioned the United States Dis- trict Court for the Western District of Washington to confrm the award. The District Court confrmed the award and entered a $1.29 billion judg- ment…
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