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Dynamic global trade scenario and economic volatility necessiated expeditious disposal of the commercial dispute, which impels parties to opt for various ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution' mechanisms, which includes ‘Arbitration' for flexible, effective and cost-efficient resolution of justice.

The present issue stems from an appeal challenging a Bombay High Court order which, while appointing a substitute arbitrator, declared that the arbitral proceedings conducted between 17.03.2022 and 25.08.2022 were held to be void on the grounds that they had been conducted during the moratorium imposed under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

The Supreme Court of India, on January 29, 2026, delivered a landmark judgment, Jagdeep Chowgule versus Sheela Chowgule & Ors.1 providing clarity regarding the extension of the mandate of the arbitral tribunal under section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 ("the Act") in the instances when the High Court appointed the arbitrator under section 11 of the Act.