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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 753 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 1194 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 189 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


In absence of arbitration agreement, conduct of parties doesn’t mean parties have agreed to arbitration

August 25, 2022 4707 Views 0 comment Print

Held that in absence of written arbitration agreement, the conduct between the parties cannot be construed to mean that, the parties had agreed to arbitration.

Agreement having unsigned Arbitration Clause can be referred to Arbitration: HC

August 25, 2022 1308 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, the Agreement has indeed been signed by the respondent, who himself resists the appointment of an arbitrator thereunder.

Arbitration Act- Existence of a ‘Contingent Contract’ cannot be decided in limited jurisdiction of HC

August 25, 2022 1620 Views 0 comment Print

D. Ravinder Reddy Vs Smt. C. Geethanjali (Telangana High Court) In the present case, there is no dispute that the parties by incorporating Clause 28 had agreed to resolve their disputes through arbitration. The said clause is extracted below: “In the case of any dispute between the parties hereto touching these presents, the matter shall […]

Arbitral award set aside as passed by ineligible arbitrator

August 24, 2022 1911 Views 0 comment Print

Held that qualification of the arbitrator as per the arbitration agreement is pre-requisite for eligibility to be appointed as an appointed as an arbitrator. Arbitrator not satisfying the qualification is ineligible and arbitral award passed by such ineligible arbitrator cannot be sustained in the eyes of law.

Arbitration application u/s 11(6) not maintainable as barred by limitation

August 20, 2022 3135 Views 0 comment Print

Held that application u/s 11(6) for appointment of an arbitrator after the period of cause of action got extinguished is not maintainable

Arbitration award passed rejecting the duly filed counter claim is set aside

August 18, 2022 2880 Views 0 comment Print

Held that impugned award set aside as the same was passed rejecting the counter claim, which was duly filed within the time limit, as being time barred.

There has to be neutrality in arbitrator selection process

August 16, 2022 2355 Views 0 comment Print

Held that law mandates neutrality for both arbitrator and arbitrator selection process. Interim award passed by the arbitration who was appointed in contravention of provisions is unenforceable.

Issuance of notice of proceedings is mandatory – Section 11 of A&C Act

August 14, 2022 1356 Views 0 comment Print

Held that provisions of section 11(6) are judicial one and hence principal of opportunity of hearing or putting other party to notice is imperative. In absence of issuance of notice u/s 11 of A&C Act, order and proceedings gets vitiate.

Setting aside an arbitral award due to insufficiency of evidence is untenable

August 13, 2022 2829 Views 0 comment Print

Held that insufficiency of evidence or material is not a ground for setting aside an arbitral award. Income tax return is material evidence to establish the claim.

HC explains Arbitration Clause contained in an agreement with respect to composite transaction

August 13, 2022 864 Views 0 comment Print

Bestpay Solutions Private Limited Vs Razorpay Software Private Limited (Karnataka High Court) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:- “A. Pass An Order U/S 11(6) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 appointing a sole arbitrator as per agreement dated entered on dated: 18/11/2020 to the Arbitration and Conciliation Centre, […]

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