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Section 34(5) Arbitration Notice: Procedural Requirement or Mandatory condition?

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that Section 34(5) is a procedural requirement and not a mandatory precondition for challenging an arbitra...

June 16, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

SC’s Landmark Judgment on Modification of Arbitral Awards: Progress with Persistent Ambiguities

Corporate Law : A Constitution Bench held that courts can modify arbitral awards in limited situations such as correcting manifest errors and seve...

May 28, 2026 636 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Arbitral Awards in India: Enforcement, Resistance & Judicial Attitudes

Corporate Law : Indian law permits enforcement of foreign arbitral awards unless specific exceptions apply. Courts now favour enforcement with min...

April 7, 2026 750 Views 0 comment Print

From Dispute to Arbitration: The Breaking Point Test

Corporate Law : The ruling clarifies that limitation for appointing an arbitrator starts only when negotiations fail and arbitration is clearly in...

January 28, 2026 681 Views 0 comment Print

Case Summary: Gayatri Balasamy Vs ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited (Supreme Court)

Corporate Law : Gayatri Balasamy Vs ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited (Supreme Court of India) – Citation- 2025 INSC 605 Overview of the Fa...

January 18, 2026 2121 Views 0 comment Print


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Draft Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024: Comments Invited

Corporate Law : The Government invites public feedback on the Draft Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aiming to enhance institu...

October 24, 2024 1641 Views 0 comment Print

Report on drafting Arbitral Rules for Proposed International Arbitration Centre at GIFT IFSC

Finance : The Expert Committee has submitted its report on drafting institutional arbitral rules for the International Arbitration Centre at...

July 17, 2024 1359 Views 0 comment Print

Arbitration under MSME Act

Corporate Law : Sub-section 3 of Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 provides that where the conci...

August 2, 2021 1992 Views 0 comment Print

HLC to review Institutionalisation of Arbitration Mechanism in India

Corporate Law : Comments invited on working paper of high level committee (HLC) to review Institutionalisation of Arbitration Mechanism in India b...

March 16, 2017 1191 Views 0 comment Print

Constitution of HLC to review Institutionalization of Arbitration Mechanism

Corporate Law : In order to ensure speedy resolution of commercial disputes and to facilitate effective conduct of international and domestic arbi...

December 29, 2016 949 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 29A Extension Must Be Filed Before Statutory Court, Not Appointing Court: SC

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that applications to extend an arbitral tribunals mandate under Section 29A must be filed before the Court ...

June 25, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

Arbitral Award Partly Set Aside as Tribunal Ignored GST Invoices on Non-Tendered Works

Corporate Law : The Karnataka High Court held that the arbitral award suffered from patent illegality because the Tribunal ignored invoices showin...

June 25, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

Section 34 Arbitration Petition Dismissed as Three-Month Limitation Expired Before Court Vacation

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that Section 4 of the Limitation Act cannot be invoked where the prescribed limitation period expires befo...

June 22, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Mere Arbitration Clause Does Not Mandate Reference to Arbitration: NCLT Bengaluru

Company Law : The NCLT held that the mere existence of an arbitration clause in a Shareholders' Agreement does not automatically require dispute...

June 18, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

SC Upholds District Court Jurisdiction Under Arbitration Act as Orissa HC Lacks Original Civil Jurisdiction

Corporate Law : The Orissa High Court held that dismissal of a Section 34 petition on maintainability grounds effectively amounts to refusal to se...

May 24, 2026 399 Views 0 comment Print


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Delhi High Court Issues New Practice Directions for Arbitration Petitions

Corporate Law : Delhi High Court mandates email and mobile service for arbitration petitions under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act, effective...

May 20, 2024 855 Views 0 comment Print

SEBI Clarifies Disclosure of Arbitral Proceedings under LODR Regulations

SEBI : SEBI issues guidance to GAIL (India) Limited on disclosing arbitral proceedings details as per LODR Regulations, ensuring complian...

October 4, 2023 2934 Views 0 comment Print

India International Arbitration Centre (Conduct of Arbitration) Regulations, 2023

Corporate Law : 1) These regulations may be called the India International Arbitration Centre (Conduct of Arbitration) Regulations, 2023. (2) T...

August 31, 2023 1128 Views 0 comment Print

New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022

Corporate Law : New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is Introduced in Lok Sabha to to change the name of the Centre f...

July 29, 2022 1353 Views 0 comment Print

Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2021

Corporate Law : (1) This Act may be called the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2021. (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, it ...

March 11, 2021 4284 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 29A Extension Must Be Filed Before Statutory Court, Not Appointing Court: SC

June 25, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court held that applications to extend an arbitral tribunals mandate under Section 29A must be filed before the Court defined in Section 2(1)(e), not the High Court that appointed the arbitrator. The ruling resolves conflicting judicial views on jurisdiction.

Arbitral Award Partly Set Aside as Tribunal Ignored GST Invoices on Non-Tendered Works

June 25, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

The Karnataka High Court held that the arbitral award suffered from patent illegality because the Tribunal ignored invoices showing that GST had already been included in at least some non-tendered work bills. The Court set aside the award on this limited issue and directed fresh computation of GST and consequential interest.

Section 34 Arbitration Petition Dismissed as Three-Month Limitation Expired Before Court Vacation

June 22, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court ruled that Section 4 of the Limitation Act cannot be invoked where the prescribed limitation period expires before the court closes for vacation. The Section 34 petition was therefore barred by limitation.

Mere Arbitration Clause Does Not Mandate Reference to Arbitration: NCLT Bengaluru

June 18, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

The NCLT held that the mere existence of an arbitration clause in a Shareholders’ Agreement does not automatically require disputes to be referred to arbitration. The Tribunal refused reference where the dispute involved statutory remedies under the Companies Act.

Section 34(5) Arbitration Notice: Procedural Requirement or Mandatory condition?

June 16, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court ruled that Section 34(5) is a procedural requirement and not a mandatory precondition for challenging an arbitral award. Non-compliance with prior notice requirements does not invalidate a Section 34 petition.

SC’s Landmark Judgment on Modification of Arbitral Awards: Progress with Persistent Ambiguities

May 28, 2026 636 Views 0 comment Print

A Constitution Bench held that courts can modify arbitral awards in limited situations such as correcting manifest errors and severable portions of awards. The ruling recognised an implied power under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act.

SC Upholds District Court Jurisdiction Under Arbitration Act as Orissa HC Lacks Original Civil Jurisdiction

May 24, 2026 399 Views 0 comment Print

The Orissa High Court held that dismissal of a Section 34 petition on maintainability grounds effectively amounts to refusal to set aside an arbitral award under Section 37. The Court restored the arbitration challenge for adjudication on merits.

Rejection of Section 34 Petition on Maintainability Grounds Amounts to Refusal to Set Aside Award: Orissa HC

May 24, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

The Orissa High Court held that dismissal of a Section 34 challenge petition on maintainability grounds effectively amounts to refusal to set aside an arbitral award under Section 37. The Court restored the challenge petition for adjudication on merits.

Arbitration Clause Cannot Block Insolvency Proceedings Once Default Is Proven: NCLT Mumbai

May 11, 2026 375 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Mumbai held that existence of an arbitration clause in the MoU did not bar initiation of CIRP under Section 7 of the IBC. The Tribunal admitted the insolvency plea after finding sufficient evidence of financial debt and default.

No Signature, Yet Bound by Arbitration: SC Allows Collaborator to Invoke Arbitration Clause

May 9, 2026 390 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court held that a collaborator essential to contract execution and bound through a Deed of Joint Undertaking can invoke the arbitration clause despite not being a direct signatory.

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