[Raghav Bhatia is an advocate practising at the Supreme Court of India. He can be contacted at [email protected]] In April this year, the Supreme Court of India in NTPC Ltd. v. SPML Infra Ltd. has expanded the scope of enquiry to be exercised by a court while referring the disputes for arbitration under section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘Arbitration Act’). Background...
Unwinding and Rewinding the Clock: Revisiting Interim Reliefs under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act
[Sumit Chatterjee is an Advocate at Arista Chambers, Bangalore] Interims reliefs under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”) underwent a significant change following the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (“2015 Amendment”). Under the Act, parties can approach the Court under section 9 of the Act to seek interim reliefs before, or during the arbitral proceedings, or...
Mediation Dreams, Legislative Realities: Analysing the Mediation Bill, 2023
[Akarshi Narain and Gayatri Kondapalli are 3rd-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) students at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad] Mediation, as a mode of alternative dispute resolution, has increasingly been gaining traction in the international sphere. The Singapore Convention on Mediation, adopted in 2018, envisages cross-border enforcement of settlement agreements similar to that of arbitral awards...
Harmonious Dispute Resolution: Unveiling India’s Mediation Bill 2023
[Esha Rathi is a final year B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Jindal Global Law School.] In a significant leap towards modernizing the legal framework and expediting the resolution of civil and commercial disputes, the Rajya Sabha recently passed the Mediation Bill 2023. This pioneering legislation marks a crucial shift, elevating mediation as the primary avenue for dispute resolution, prior to...
NCLAT’s Verdict Reshapes the Interplay Between Arbitration and Insolvency
[Mohammad Kaif is a final year student at Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi] The judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Chennai Bench in KK Ropeways Limited v. Billion Smiles Hospitality has significant implications for the interplay between arbitration and insolvency proceedings in India. The central question addressed by the NCLAT was whether a...
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses: A Threat to Labour in India?
[Nankee Arora is a fourth-year law student at Jindal Global Law School] Mandatory arbitration clauses have become increasingly prevalent in employment contracts around the world. Employers seek to bind their employees to arbitration from the inception of their employment contract so in the event a claim arises they can take recourse to the speedier but more importantly confidential and largely...
Adducing Additional Evidence under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act
[Raghav Bhatia is an Advocate practising at the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court. He can be contacted at [email protected].] Early this year, the Supreme Court of India in Alpine Housing Development Corporation Pvt. Ltd. v. Ashok S. Dhariwal reiterated that only in exceptional circumstances can a party adduce additional evidence under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act...
Put Options: Putting Up with Foreign Exchange Regulation
[Ryan Joseph is a 3rd year B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at Jindal Global Law School] A decision of the Madras High Court in January this year in GPE (India) Limited v. Twarit Consultancy has added to the controversial debate over the enforcement of put options that guarantee assured returns. The High Court toed the line with other courts and upheld an arbitral award, notwithstanding the...
Perpetuating an Anomaly: What is the “Prescribed Period” for Challenging an Arbitral Award?
[Rhythm Buaria is an advocate practicing commercial and matrimonial disputes before courts in Delhi] The Supreme Court in Bhimashankar Sahakari Sakkare Karkhane Niyamita v. Walchandnagar Industries Ltd. (WIL) held that a challenge to an arbitral award under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be entertained under the proviso to section 34(3) even if the 30-day period...
Modification v. Partial Setting Aside – Whether Two Sides of the Same Coin?
[Pallavi Mishra and Drishti Rajain are advocates practicing in the Delhi High Court] While the law has been settled by the Supreme Court (“SC”) in The Project Director, National v. M Hakeem (“M. Hakeem”) and affirmed in NHAI v. P. Nagaraju (“P. Nagaraju”) with respect to the lack of court’s jurisdiction to “modify” an arbitral award, the recent line of judgements rendered by the High Courts...
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