India asks US federal court to dismiss petition by Deutsche Telekom

India has asked a US federal court to dismiss a petition by Deutsche Telekom, which has sought enforcement of a $1.2 billion arbitration award against Antrix Corp over a failed satellite deal, arguing that the court did not have jurisdiction over the matter.

India, in a submission to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia last week, said that there was a unique provision in the bilateral treaty between India and Germany that mandated such matters can only be adjudicated by courts in the respective jurisdictions.