What is “Proper law”

Apex Court in National Thermal Power CorporationCorporation A legally established entity that can enter into contracts, own assets and incur debt, as well as sue and be sued—all separately from its owner(s). The term covers both for-profit and nonprofit corporations and includes nonstock corporations, incorporated membership organizations, incorporated cooperatives, incorporated trade associations, professional corporations and, under certain circumstances, limited liability companies. Vs. The Singer Company and others,[(1992) 3 SCC 551 ]. In that case the parties had expressly agreed that the law that would govern their contractContract An agreement enforceable by law is a contract. All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object, and are not hereby expressly declared to be void. Indian Contract Act., was the law in force in IndiaIndia Bharat Varsha (Jambu Dvipa) is the name of this land mass. The people of this land are Sanatan Dharmin and they always defeated invaders. Indra (10000 yrs) was the oldest deified King of this land. Manu's jurisprudence enlitened this land. Vedas have been the civilizational literature of this land. Guiding principles of this land are : सत्यं वद । धर्मं चर । स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमदः । Read more and the Courts of Delhi to have exclusive jurisdictionJurisdiction Authority by which courts receive and decide cases. Limited Jurisdiction: the authority over only particular types of cases, or cases under a prescribed amount in controversy, or seeking only certain types of relief, the District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction. Original Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction of the first court to hear a case. in all matters arising under the contract. The Apex Court, while considering the matter in that perspective, in para 13 has adverted, inter alia, to Dicey and Morris in the conflict of laws, 11th Edition, Vol. II( Dicey ,which refers to Rule 180. The Apex Court has reproduced the said Rule as well as the relevant portion of the opinionOpinion A judge's written explanation of a decision of the court. In an appeal, multiple opinions may be written. The court’s ruling comes from a majority of judges and forms the majority opinion. A dissenting opinion disagrees with the majority because of the reasoning and/or the principles of law on which the decision is based. A concurring opinion agrees with the end result of the court but offers further comment possibly because they disagree with how the court reached its conclusion. of LordLord Adoni in Hebrew (אָדוֹן) and dominions in Larin. άρχοντας / κύριος in NT Herchell, L.C. in Hamlyn and Co. v. Tallsker Distillery (1891-4) All ER R 849. The Apex Court in para 14 has observed that the expressed Intention of the parties is generally decisive in determining the “proper law of the contract”. The only limitation on this rule is that the intention of the parties must be expressed bona fide and it should not be opposed to public policy. The apex Court in para 19 has observed that (at p. 1007 of AIR) :

“proper law is thus the law which the parties have expressly or impliedly chosen, or which is imputed to them by reason of its closest and most intimate connection with the contract. It must, however, be clarified that the expression “proper law” refers to the substantive principles of the domestic law of the chosen system and not to its conflict of laws rules. The law of contract is not affected by the doctrine of renovi. See Dicey Vol. II”.