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Supreme Court directive on ad hoc arbitrator fee
An arbitration between the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Afcons Gunanusa commenced in 2015, but a disagreement arose over the fee to arbitrators and who should decide the issue.
According to the parties’...
‘Final and binding’ not needed to validate arbitration clause
The Supreme Court recently held that an arbitration clause has to be given effect, whether or not expressly stated that an arbitrator’s decision is final and binding.
In Babanrao Rajarum Pund v M/S Samarth Builders...
Guidance awaited on future of group of companies doctrine
Arbitration is a creature of contract statutorily backed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (act), which is intended to provide quick and efficacious alternate dispute remedies. In our experience, challenging areas in arbitration...
References not enough to compel arbitration
The Supreme Court recently reiterated the principles laid down in Jagdish Chander v Ramesh Chander (2007), that an arbitration agreement should disclose a determination and obligation on behalf of parties to refer disputes to...
Top court steps in to settle jurisdiction disputes
The tug of war over jurisdiction has surfaced many times in arbitration proceedings, necessitating the Supreme Court to step in repeatedly to settle disputes. In General Manager East Coast Railway Rail Sadan and Anr...
When in doubt, arbitrate
Citing an earlier Supreme Court decision, Delhi High Court has ruled that courts must lean towards referring matters to arbitration when one party seeks to negate an arbitration agreement by citing other provisions of a...
New electricity bill likely to spark controversy
The government has introduced the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (new bill) to amend the Electricity Act, 2003 (act). A similar attempt in 2020 (2020 bill) was shelved following the farmers’ protests. The new bill...
Bouncing back
As business and travel edge back to normal after the pandemic, which foreign law firms are leading the field with their India offerings? Vandana Chatlani finds out
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Power ministry’s ADR alternative needs a rethink
With the admirable objective of achieving the early and amicable resolution of disputes, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has set up Conciliation Committees of Independent Experts (CCIE) in its office memorandum of 29 December...
Court not obliged to remit matters to arbitral tribunals
In a Supreme Court judgment it was held that section 34(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can be used to record reasons for findings already produced in an award, or to fill...
Arbitral awards bound by contract
The Indian Supreme Court has set aside an arbitral tribunal’s award for acting beyond the confines of a contract executed between parties. The court held that the power of courts and arbitral tribunals was...
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IndusLaw gets disputes expert
Soura Subha Ghosh has joined IndusLaw at the firm’s Mumbai office in its dispute resolution practice. With more than 15 years of experience, his practice includes commercial civil litigation, dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation and...
Dispute resolution in India for Japanese companies
The legal system in India is a combination of legislations and judicial precedents. The central government and state governments both legislate on subjects as prescribed in the constitution while judicial precedents are laid down...
Post-award interest okayed in arbitration awards
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that post-award interest can be granted by an arbitrator even on the interest component in the award.
In arbitration between UHL Power Company Limited (UHL) and the...
Limited challenge to foreign arbitral award enforcement
In Gemini Bay Transcription Pvt Ltd v Integrated Sales Service Ltd & Anr, the Supreme Court considered whether a person who was not a signatory to an arbitration agreement could challenge a foreign arbitral award....
Does draft mediation bill deliver?
In 2019, India was one of the first signatories to the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the Singapore Convention. Further to its obligations under the convention and...
Supreme Court clarifies award modifications
The Supreme Court has held that an arbitrator allowing an application to modify an original award in the exercise of powers under section 33 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, was not sustainable...
Lack of avenue to opt out makes government contracts inequitable
Public sector enterprises, and other government entities (government) regularly execute commercial contracts with private entities or private contracting parties. These contracts often follow bids submitted in response to government tenders, and usually contain standard...
Employment burden of proof after dismissal ‘on the employee’
The Supreme Court, in the 24 September judgment of National Gandhi Museum v Sudhir Sharma, observed that whether an employee after dismissal was gainfully employed was within his special knowledge and, therefore, considering the...
Party autonomy now rules in arbitration law
Recent decisions of the Supreme Court have added to what is recognised as a pro-arbitration regime. One was PASL Wind Solutions Private Limited v GE Power Conversion India Private Limited, where the court ruled...
Smoke clears over arbitration in trademark disputes
In the recent case of M/S Golden Tobie Private Limited v M/S. Golden Tobacco Limited, the Delhi High Court decided the question of whether trademark-related disputes can be the subject of arbitration. The court...
Ignoring evidence renders an arbitral award perverse
In the case of PSA Sical Terminals Pvt Ltd v Board of Trustees of VO Chidambranar Port Trust Tuticorin & Ors, the Supreme Court considered whether a finding made by an arbitrator unsupported by evidence...
Court upholds emergency award in Amazon dispute
The Supreme Court, in the recent case of Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC v Future Retail Ltd & Ors, answered two important questions. First, it held that an award by an emergency arbitrator appointed under...
Electricity regulator continues to reign supreme for now
The conflict between electricity regulatory commissions and arbitrators in electricity sector disputes is a long-standing and vexed issue. In the recent case of Chief General Manager (IPC) MP Power Trading Co Ltd & Anr...
Court addresses limitation provisions under MSMED Act
The Supreme Court recently passed a common judgment in two civil appeals – Silpi Industries etc v Kerala State Road Transport Corporation & Anr, and Khyaati Engineering v Prodigy Hydro Power Pvt Ltd –...
New frontiers for arbitrations seated in Singapore
Supreme Court judgment opens new frontier for Singapore-seated arbitration for Indian parties, write Sreenivasan Narayanan, Raja Bose and Rob Houston
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in PASL Wind Solutions Private Limited v GE Power Conversion...
Supreme Court: Party autonomy is the backbone of arbitration
The Supreme Court in a recent landmark judgment titled PASL Wind Solutions Private Limited v GE Power Conversion India Private Limited ruled that nothing stands in the way of party autonomy in designating a...
Demystifying limitation period under section 37 appeals
The conundrum regarding the limitation period of filing an appeal under section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seems to have been demystified with the Supreme Court’s verdict in the matter of...
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Factors when drafting arbitration clauses in commercial contracts
In the recent case of PASL Wind Solutions Pvt Ltd v GE Power Conversion India Pvt Ltd, the Supreme Court allowed two Indian parties to elect a foreign seat of arbitration and clarified that...
Delay for filing appeals condoned under Commercial Courts Act
The Supreme Court, in a judgment dated 19 March 2021, in Govt of Mahrashtra v M/s Borse Brothers Engineers and Contractors Pvt Ltd, held that the application of section 5 of the Limitation Act...
Court lays down law for selection of forum in arbitration
The Calcutta High Court in arbitration petition no. 199 of 2020 Bowlopedia Restaurants India Limited v Devyani International Limited decided on 21 January 2021 has laid down the law pertaining to the selection of...
Arbitration gets support in validity and fraud challenges
The Supreme Court, in delivering its judgement in NN Global Mercantile Pvt Ltd v Indo Unique Flame Ltd & Ors, has reinforced India’s recent pro-arbitration approach to dispute resolution. The court held that arbitration...
India shifts its focus in maritime arbitration
Shipping is widely recognized as the first truly global industry, no longer limited to coastal countries. With the horizons of India’s vision of world trade widening, the resolution of shipping and maritime disputes will...
Issue of unstamped arbitration agreements still in question
The Supreme Court recently split open another issue that was previously considered settled – the enforceability of an arbitration agreement incorporated in an unstamped contract. The decision of the Supreme Court was given recently...
Warning signs for Arbitration act amendment
The recent amendment to India’s Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has taken the arbitration community by surprise, with many fearing that parties against whom an arbitral award has been passed will try to stall...
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Enforcing foreign awards involving only Indian parties
The Gujarat High Court in GE Power Conversion India Pvt Ltd v PASL Wind Solutions Pvt Ltd decided whether two Indian parties could choose a foreign seat of arbitration, and then be entitled to...
Proof of notice needed for appointment of arbitrator
In a recent case before the Allahabad High Court, an application was filed under section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, for the appointment of an arbitrator, on the grounds of non-cooperation of...
Commercial consequences of foreign arbitration emergency awards
Following the 2006 changes to the UNCITRAL Model Law (model law) enabling arbitral tribunals to grant interim relief, a number of institutions including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) changed their rules to allow...
Specific mention of price fluctuations is needed in contracts
The Supreme Court in a recent judgment upheld the order of the Gauhati High Court, setting aside an award passed by the arbitral tribunal that was based on an impossible interpretation of a contract.
In...
Billions on the line
Vodafone may have won the day after a favourable arbitration result cut off India's claim to massive back taxes, but will this crucial award remain unchallenged when so much more is at stake? Freny...
Arbitration award against Jackie Shroff set aside
In a recent judgment in the case of Jackie Kukubhai Shroff v Ratnam Sudesh Iyer, Bombay High Court, while allowing the petition filed by actor Jackie Shroff, set aside the award passed against him...
Evolving doors
A reluctance to opt for litigation during the pandemic has seen new opportunities for arbitrators and other alternative dispute resolution practitioners. Shalvi Mehta assesses what should stay and what should go
Covid-19 and the subsequent...
No rewards for challenging awards in post-hearing stage
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, governs the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. The act essentially consolidated laws relating to arbitration and the enforcement of awards that resulted from the accession to the New...
The courts fight back
In a very short span of time India’s courts have adapted to working during the pandemic, and the lessons learned during this time will be used to increase efficiency and productivity of the judicial...
Domestic award set aside for patent illegality
Patel Engineering Limited secured three arbitral awards against North Eastern Electrical Corporation Limited (NEECO) in respect of a project in Meghalaya. NEECO unsuccessfully challenged the awards under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation...
Enforcement of foreign arbitral award allowed
In the case of Centrotrade Minerals & Metals Inc v Hindustan Copper Ltd, the Supreme Court has upheld the validity of appellate arbitration clauses.
The appellant, Centrotrade Minerals, with its headquarters in Virginia, US, had...
Disputed claims are not defaults under IBC
Under section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in admitting a petition by a financial creditor is concerned only with the existence of a default...
E-courts to aid Japanese companies with disputes
Justice in India has long been delayed. There are about 4.85 million cases pending in 25 high courts and approximately 36.64 million cases pending before 3,235 district and taluka courts.
In Meters and Instruments...
Surviving a ‘new normal’
India Business Law Journal teamed up with prominent arbitrator Ashok Sharma and a stellar panel of GCs to debate how in-house legal teams should rise to the unprecedented challenges facing Indian companies in a...
Filing limitations apply under section 8 of Arbitration Act
Delhi High Court, in a recent judgment, dealt with an important question of law on whether a limitation period applies to applications under section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. Further, whether the...
Net tightens for promoters of corporate debtors
2020 has witnessed two legal developments that will impact the recovery strategies of operational creditors in India. The first development is the insertion of section 32A into the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (code),...
Third-party funding needed in arbitrations
With the advent of the coronavirus, the world is heading towards an unprecedented economic slowdown. The situation is even more peculiar in India, where the economy has been in the doldrums for more than...
How foreign awards are enforced in India
Trade between India and South Korea has seen significant growth in recent years due to the beneficial policies implemented by both countries. This growth in trade and commerce has seen a corresponding rise in...
Bias towards enforcement of foreign awards
Disputes arose between joint venture partners for the control of Ravin Cables Ltd. Prysmian, the Italian partner, invoked arbitration under the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) rules alleging material breaches by the Indian...
Unilateral appointments under threat
The Supreme Court, in Perkins Eastman Architects DPC & Anr v HSCC (India), delivered a landmark judgment in November 2019, where it held that arbitration clauses that allow one party to unilaterally appoint a...
IBC cannot be used as a threat
In a recent judgment, the Calcutta High Court dealt with the question of whether an application under section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, can be kept in abeyance owing to the...
Overlap between insolvency code and arbitration law
Arbitral awards are treated as orders of a court and can be enforced as such, under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC), subject to defences under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Insolvency...
When the appointment of a sole arbitrator is invalid
Disputes arose from the termination of a design consulting contract between HSCC (India) Limited and a consortium consisting of Perkins New York and Edifice Mumbai (consortium), for the planning, designing and specifications of two...
New reasons for hope in domestic arbitral awards
Commercial expediency has always required an award to be intelligible and adequately reasoned in order to achieve the desired outcomes for parties using the arbitration process to resolve their business and commercial disputes. Almost...
Section 87 relief for private companies
In a significant move, the Supreme Court, in Hindustan Construction Company Ltd v Union of India, granted a huge relief to several debt-ridden private sector companies (which are acting as contractors of the government)...
Courting mediation
The Singapore Mediation Convention offers hope to businesses looking for an alternative to time-consuming litigation in overburdened courts. Amar Sundram reports
A recent article headlined “Trust Deficit” in a leading Indian financial newspaper pointed out...
Multiple dimensions of mediation
A good settlement strategy evolves depending on the interplay between different aspects of the dispute, write Shaneen Parikh and Shalaka Patil
India has grappled with the issue of lengthy delays in the court system, eliciting...
Non-signatories of a group are bound to arbitrate
The courts have previously applied the doctrine of group companies when they referred non-signatories to an arbitration agreement to arbitrate. The Supreme Court invoked this doctrine again in the case of MTNL v Canara...
Fraud allegation cannot nullify arbitration agreement
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court held that the mere allegation of simple or plain fraud may not be a ground to nullify the effect of an arbitration agreement between the parties.
In the...
Supreme Court holds that company director can nominate arbitrator
The Delhi High Court in a recent judgment held that courts have now consistently proceeded to appoint an independent arbitrator in situations where the arbitration clause is in conflict with the amended Arbitration Act....
Courts must restrict role to determining existence of arbitration agreement
In a recent judgment of M/s Mayavati Trading Pvt Ltd v Pradyuat Deb Burman, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court overruled the judgment in United India Insurance Company v Antique Art Exports Private...
Equal treatment of all parties to legislation
To enhance the attraction of arbitration, the Supreme Court ruled in Pam Developments Pvt Ltd v State of West Bengal that the government, as a party to arbitration, is not entitled to special or...
Mixed fortunes
Differing real estate trends emblematic of India?
A recent bidding war for an office building in the heart of Mumbai’s business district, the Bandra Kurla Complex, that had earlier drawn lukewarm interest, points to the...
Pressing issue
As the government pushes through with the International arbitration act, Experts believe ‘under-regulation’ is key to making India a global dispute resolution hub. M Rochan reports
The government aims to put India on the global...
Ineligibility of an arbitrator fatal, unless waived
Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (act), prescribes that a person whose relationship with the parties or the counsel or the subject matter of dispute falls under any of the categories...
Only court in specified venue can appoint arbitrator
In its judgment in Brahmani River Pellets v Kamachi Industries, the Supreme Court held that when the parties agree to have the venue of arbitration at a particular place, only the high court with...
Supreme Court declines to apply group of companies doctrine in arbitration
The Supreme Court, in the recent judgment of Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd v Reynders Label Printing India Ltd, refused to invoke the group of companies doctrine (which bind non-signatory affiliates) to implead a foreign...
Unstamped agreements cannot trigger arbitration
Can an arbitration stipulation in an unstamped or unregistered agreement be enforced? The Supreme Court had settled this issue in the SMS Tea Estates (2011) case. It held that an arbitration stipulation is not...
Effectiveness of arbitration in financing document disputes
Globally, litigation and arbitration are the most commonly used methods for resolving commercial and transactional disputes. However, in India, in case of a dispute arising from financing transactions, the most preferred mechanism opted by...
Ineligible person cannot appoint arbitrator
In a recent judgment in the Bharat Broadband Network Ltd. (BBNL) v United Telecoms Ltd case, the Supreme Court held that the appointment of an arbitrator by a person ineligible to be an arbitrator...
Pre-deposit clauses to invoke arbitration struck down
In a recent judgment in ICOMM Tele Ltd v Punjab State Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Anr, the Supreme Court struck down a clause requiring a pre-deposit to invoke arbitration proceedings between the...
Court says consumers not obliged to seek arbitration
Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (act), requires judicial authorities to refer parties to arbitration. The Supreme Court in the P Anand Gajapathi Raju (2000) and Sukanya Holdings (2003) cases prescribed...
Are tenancy-related disputes arbitrable?
The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (act), provided a general legislation regarding the transfer of immovable properties and interests. Subsequently, with the view of specifically regulating tenancy relationships, primarily to control inflated rentals and...
Putting out fires
‘Come not between the dragon and his wrath’
These words of Shakespeare’s King Lear have resonated across the ages and surely must be heeded in this age of Twitter, Instagram, and Glassdoor. A disgruntled and...
Arbitrator can be dismissed for overcharging
Rajasthan High Court, while deciding a writ petition, recently held that an arbitrator charging exorbitant fees can have their mandate terminated if they create a doubt in the mind of a party regarding prejudice...
Tribunal rules against NTPC in shipping dispute
In a recent judgment, an arbitral tribunal constituted of Justice Vikramajit Sen (retired), Justice B P Singh (retired) and Justice Anil Kumar (retired) passed an arbitration award on 27 January 2019 in favour of...
Former employee able to act as arbitrator
The Supreme Court recently held that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, does not disqualify a former employee from acting as an arbitrator provided there are no doubts about his independence and impartiality. The...
Supreme Court: Place of arbitration not always seat
On what basis is the “seat” of an arbitration determined if the arbitration agreement specifies only the venue of hearing? The three-judge bench of the Supreme Court answered this issue in Union of India...
News in brief – December 2018/January 2019
INDUSLAW ADDS DISPUTES PARTNER
IndusLaw promoted Palecanda M Chinnappa as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution practice in Bengaluru.
Chinnappa advises on disputes and laws in areas such as arbitration and conciliation, banking and...
Existence of dispute under insolvency code
Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) can be initiated by an operational creditor if there is no dispute in relation to the default on the part of...
Matters cannot be remanded to arbitrator for fresh decision
The Supreme Court recently held that a court, while deciding a section 34 petition under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has no jurisdiction to remand the matter to an arbitrator for a fresh...
Supreme Court clarifies distinction between ‘place’ and ‘seat’ of arbitration
The Supreme Court recently considered the legal issue regarding the specification of a “place” or “venue” for arbitration in an arbitration agreement, and if the agreement is silent with respect to the “seat”, then...
Supreme Court says arbitral award not operational debt
Is an arbitration award against which a challenge is pending under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, sufficient to commence insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016? “No”, said the Supreme Court...
High court replaces reluctant arbitrator
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh recently substituted a non-performing arbitrator because of his inability to arbitrate on the matter.
In Devki Nandan Steel Works and others v HP State Electricity Board Ltd and others,...
Former CJI launches new arbitration guide
A partner at Kachwaha & Partners, launched his book Principles of Law of Arbitration in India at New Delhi’s Hotel Imperial last month. The author, Dharmendra Rautray, said the book takes readers “through different...
RERA – Regulation rules over arbitration?
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), was enacted with the objective of ensuring transparency and efficiency in real estate transactions and to establish a mechanism for speedy adjudication of disputes. The...
Prior notice: A precondition to challenge arbitral awards?
The 246th report of the Law Commission of India, dealing with delay in arbitration, recommended numerous changes to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. One cause of delay was that “challenges to arbitration awards...
Parliament: the monsoon session
Continuing our regular coverage of India’s parliamentary sessions, Mandira Kala and Roopal Suhag assess key commercial bills that were debated and passed during the recent session
The monsoon session of parliament in 2018 marked the...
Promoter-investor disputes may be solved by mediation
Startups, early-stage and even growth-stage companies seek investors with capital, experience and connections to help fuel their business, while investors hope for an exit with fabulous returns. Private equity funds have a finite life...
Decision marks another step widening the arbitration net
In Ameet Lalchand Shah & Ors v Rishabh Enterprises & Anr, the Supreme Court has taken one more step to widen the net of arbitration and avoid litigation.
The transaction in dispute involved a solar...
Reference to repealed act does not invalidate agreement
The Supreme Court recently addressed the issue of whether, in an agreement signed after the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, came into force, a reference to arbitration under the Arbitration Act, 1940, is a...
Ordinance marks overhaul of Commercial Courts Act
Companies with business interests in India need to analyse and evaluate their approach to dealing with mercantile disputes in the wake of amendments by way of an ordinance dated 3 May in the Commercial...
Amendments spur renewal of interest in arbitration
When domestic and international commercial disputes arise, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms offer many advantages over litigation in civil courts. Under the Arbitration Act, 1940, courts were allowed to interfere at...
Stress test
The battle between Vodafone and the government serves as a pressure gauge for the courts in investment treaty disputes. Rebecca Abraham reports on recent developments
The collapse of the Dabhol power project in 2001 resulted...
Combating cybersquatting menace to virtual existence
“Cybersquatting” was succinctly defined by Delhi High Court (in Manish Vij v Indra Chugh) as “obtaining fraudulent registration with an intent to sell the domain name to its lawful owner at a premium”. This...
Jurisdiction issue solved for executing arbitral awards
In a distinct departure from the erstwhile Arbitration Act, 1940, section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, enables execution of an arbitral award “in the same manner as if it were a...
Keeping world order
In an interview with India Business Law Journal, Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-secretary-general for legal affairs and United Nations legal counsel, talks to John Church about his legal team and the crucial work being...
Arbitration clause does not bar filing complaints
In M/S Emaar MGF Land & Anr v Aftab Singh, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal where the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) held that an arbitration clause in buyers’ agreements does not circumscribe...
Heirs of deceased partners can invoke arbitration clause
In Jyoti Gupta v Kewalsons & Ors, Delhi High Court held that where an arbitration agreement refers to a dispute between “partners”, it does not prevent or take away the right of enforcement of...
Supreme court interprets scope of work for foreign lawyers
In Bar Council of India v A K Balaji & Ors, the Supreme Court interpreted the expression “practise the profession of law” in the Advocates Act, 1961, which applies to foreign lawyers practising foreign law...
Has enforcement of awards been put on the fast track in India?
Effective 15 October 2015 section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, was amended such that an arbitral award may be enforced even though a challenge to the award is pending unless the...
Will an arbitration clause exclude a consumer forum?
Persons and companies who claim to be “consumers” of goods or services (such as real estate, insurance, etc.) can approach the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). Indian courts have held that companies can...
Flat owners, association are separate entities
Delhi High Court in a recent judgment held that arbitration could not be invoked against a party that is not part of the arbitration agreement. The court observed that because members of a registered...
Clarity on arbitral awards’ jurisdiction
Following conflicting judgments passed by several high courts, the Supreme Court ruled that an arbitral award can be executed anywhere in the country where the judgment debtor’s assets are located. The ruling clarifies that...
Objection in written statement can serve as arbitration application
Delhi High Court held that a party invoking an arbitration clause is not required to file a formal application specifically asking for reference of the dispute to arbitration as long as it raises an...
Laws in conflict
Bharat Vasani explores the legislative gap between the arbitration act and foreign exchange regulations by examining key judgments on enforcement applications
India is one of the few countries that still has exchange controls and does...
Observance of mediation clause not mandatory
Delhi High Court recently held that it is not mandatory to follow an agreed upon mediation clause and reversed the judgment of a district court.
In HCL Learning Ltd v Oriental Fairfield School, para 13(a) of...
Arbitration tribunal able to recall termination order
The Supreme Court recently decided on an arbitral tribunal’s ability to recall its order terminating arbitration proceedings on account of non-filing of claim by the claimant.
In SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited v Tuff Drilling Private...
Contract cancellation can forfeit performance guarantee amount
Delhi High Court recently dismissed an appeal filed under section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging the judgment of the district court, where objections filed by the appellant under section 34...
Violation of tribunal’s orders can lead to contempt proceedings
The Supreme Court recently held that an arbitral tribunal can make representation to a high court for contempt if any of its orders or interim orders are violated.
In Alka Chandewar v Shamshul Israr Khan,...
Employees can act as arbitrators
The Supreme Court reversed a judgment passed by Delhi High Court, which set aside the appointment of the arbitrator and directed appellant Aravali Power Company to suggest names of three panel arbitrators from different...
