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Arbitral Awards Are Not Void Merely Due To Expiry Of Mandate: A Contemporary Analysis Of Section 29A Of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996

Arbitration has emerged as one of the most preferred modes of dispute resolution in commercial transactions due to its efficiency, flexibility, and minimal court intervention.

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Power Of Tribunal To Implead Non-signatories In An Arbitration Proceeding: Analysis With Reference To HPCL v. BCL Secure Premises P. Ltd.

This Article discusses the powers and limitations of both the referral court as well as the arbitrator with respect to impleadment of non-signatories to an arbitration agreement in light of the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matter of HPCL v. BCL Secure Premises P. Ltd. (2025 SCC OnLine SC 2746).

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Can WhatsApp Conversation Be A Valid Arbitration Agreement?: An Analysis

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.

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Substitution Is Not Substitution Of Justice: Why Courts Cannot Nullify Prior Arbitral Proceedings

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.

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Which Court Has The Jurisdiction To Extend Time Under Section 29A Of The A&C Act? The Supreme Court Clarifies.

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Indian Infrastructure Arbitration At A Crossroads: NHAI's Withdrawal & The Impeding Fallout

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Section 35(3) BNSS Notice Is The Rule, Arrest An Exception For Offences Up To 7 Years: Supreme Court

India Litigation

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

Dispute Resolution And ADR - Newsletter - April 2026

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

Supreme Court Applies The Doctrine Of Transnational Issue Estoppel To Dismiss Objections To The Enforcement Of A Singapore Award

India Litigation

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Newsletter For March 2026

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

Supreme Court Reiterates That Foreign Arbitral Awards Cannot Be Re-examined On Merits At The Stage Of Enforcement.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Holds That The Plea Of Set-off Can Be Raised As A Defence In Arbitration Proceedings Even After Approval Of Resolution Plan.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Holds That An Arbitral Award Can Be Challenged On The Ground Of Lack Of Arbitration Agreement, Even After The Party Challenging It Has Participated In The Arbitration Proceedings.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

High Court Of Delhi Holds That Property Purchased From Proceeds Of Crime Prior To Enforcement Of The Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002 May Still Be Liable To Attachment If Possession Continues Thereafter.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Rajasthan Releases Draft Code On Wages Rules, 2026: Key Compliance Changes For Employers

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

New Rent Rules 2026: Model Tenancy Act, Digital Rent Authorities And Overstay Penalties For Landlords And Corporate Tenants

India Real Estate

LP

Legitpro Law

The Post India–EU FTA Era: A Strategic Inflection Point For European Companies In India

Worldwide Commercial

IMC Group

Key Amendments To The External Commercial Borrowing Regime Under The 2026 Borrowing And Lending Regulations

J

JSA

RBI’s 2026 Digital Banking And Governance Overhaul: Key Action Points For Banks And NBFCs

LP

Legitpro Law

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Attorney Client Privilege - Supreme Court Holds In House Counsel Are Not Entitled To Privilege: In Re: Summoning Advocates Who Give Legal Opinion Or Represent Parties During Investigation Of Cases And Related Issues*

In-house counsel employed by corporations are not entitled to attorney-client privilege due to their employment status and lack of professional independence, says the Supreme Court

India Litigation

TC

Tuli & Co

The Unbreachable Sanctum Reinforcing Legal Professional Privilege In India And Its Critical Implications For Competition Law

The recent judgement of the Supreme Court of India in Re: Summoning Advocates who give legal opinion is not merely a legal ruling; it is a profound jurisprudential restatement of the very foundations of a robust justice delivery system.

India Anti-trust

DL

DSK Legal

Supreme Court Upholds Advocate-Client Privilege: A Barrier Against Investigative Overreach

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant and far-reaching judgment, has reaffirmed the sanctity of the advocate-client relationship and curtailed investigative agencies' powers...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Admissibility Of Digital Evidence

India Litigation

Diwan Advocates

Scope Of Consideration Of Material In Warrant Cases By Magistrate While Framing Of Charge In Complaint Case

India Litigation

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

Navigating Interrogatories: Procedures And Rules

India Litigation

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Delhi High Court Clarifies Scope Of Discovery In SEP Suits

India Litigation

SA

Saikrishna & Associates

Discovery And Inspection Of Documents – Crucial Procedural Steps In Law

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Legislative Immunity For Lawmakers Facing Bribery Charges

India Litigation

NN

Naik Naik & Company

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Arbitral Awards Are Not Void Merely Due To Expiry Of Mandate: A Contemporary Analysis Of Section 29A Of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996

Arbitration has emerged as one of the most preferred modes of dispute resolution in commercial transactions due to its efficiency, flexibility, and minimal court intervention.

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Power Of Tribunal To Implead Non-signatories In An Arbitration Proceeding: Analysis With Reference To HPCL v. BCL Secure Premises P. Ltd.

This Article discusses the powers and limitations of both the referral court as well as the arbitrator with respect to impleadment of non-signatories to an arbitration agreement in light of the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matter of HPCL v. BCL Secure Premises P. Ltd. (2025 SCC OnLine SC 2746).

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Can WhatsApp Conversation Be A Valid Arbitration Agreement?: An Analysis

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.

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Substitution Is Not Substitution Of Justice: Why Courts Cannot Nullify Prior Arbitral Proceedings

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Which Court Has The Jurisdiction To Extend Time Under Section 29A Of The A&C Act? The Supreme Court Clarifies.

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Indian Infrastructure Arbitration At A Crossroads: NHAI's Withdrawal & The Impeding Fallout

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Dispute Resolution And ADR - Newsletter - April 2026

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025: Recasting The Architecture Of The Insolvency Regime

India Insolvency

AP

AK & Partners

Newsletter For March 2026

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

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Court Procedure

High Court Of Delhi Holds That Filing Of An Application Under Order VII Rule 11 Of Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Does Not Extend Or Revive The Limitation Period For Filing Written Statement In Commercial Suits.

The High Court of Delhi, by way of its judgment dated 23.03.2026 in IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd. v. Manish Jain & Ors...

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Judicial Review Of Disciplinary Proceedings: Delhi High Court’s Stance On Hostile Witnesses And Standard Of Proof

The scope of judicial review in disciplinary proceedings continues to be a subject of considerable jurisprudential significance, particularly when it involves the assessment of evidence...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Supreme Court Of India Clarifies The Scope And Ambit Of The Power Regarding Appointment Of A Substitute Arbitrator; Reiterates That Substitution Preserves Continuity, And Prior Proceedings Remain Valid Unless Either Party Objects

Whether the Bombay HC, while deciding an application for substitution of arbitrator, was justified in holding that the proceedings held by the earlier arbitrator were liable to be declared as nullity on the premise that those proceedings were undertaken during the period of moratorium under Section 14 of the IBC?

India Litigation

J

JSA

Supreme Court Holds That A Valuation Report Is Not A Statutory Requirement For Reduction Of Share Capital Under Section 66 Of The Companies Act 2013

India Commercial

Sagus Legal

The New Paper Trail: Proving Your Case Through Electronic Evidence

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Understanding Territorial Jurisdiction: A Closer Look At Section 19 Of The Civil Procedure Code, 1908

India Litigation

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Non-Bailable Warrants Cannot Be Issued Mechanically For Non-Compliance With ED Summons: Delhi High Court

India Litigation

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

Adoption Outside The Law: Why The Hon'ble Telangana High Court Refused Custody Restoration

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Monthly Update | January 2026

India Litigation

HA

HSA Advocates

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

Sidharth Sethi | Conference On Institutional Arbitration: An Effective Framework For Dispute Resolution (Video)

Our Partner, Sidharth Sethi, was invited as a speaker by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice (DLA MoL&J) and the India International Arbitration Centre...

India Litigation

J

JSA

Stay On Issuance On Expression Of Interest Under Section 9 Of The Arbitration Conciliation Act, 1996: Analysis Of A2Z Infra Engineering Ltd. v. ITI Ltd

The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in A2Z Infra Engineering Ltd. v. ITI Ltd.1 granted urgent interim measures under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("ACA") restraining ITI from termination an Annual Maintenance Contract ("AMC") linked to a BSNL telecom project. The Court

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Forfeiture Of Gratuity Does Not Require Criminal Conviction As A Prerequisite

In the recent case of Western Coal Fields Ltd. v. Manohar Govinda Fulzele, 2025 INSC 233, the Supreme Court ("SC") held that an employee's gratuity can be forfeited in case of proven misconduct for an offence involving moral turpitude, even if the employee has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding.

India Litigation

MP

Majmudar & Partners

Newsletter For December 2025

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

Delhi High Court Rules Unilateral Arbitrator Appointment Invalid Without Post-Dispute Written Waiver

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Suing A Foreign Entity In India

India Litigation

SS

Singhania & Partners LLP

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Dawning An Era Of Arbitral Mechanism Over States› Supremacy: A Case Comment On ‘KLA Const Technologies v. The Embassy Of Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Delhi High Court Upholds That A Foreign State Cannot Claim Sovereign Immunity Against Enforcement Of Arbitral Award

India Litigation

C

Clasis Law

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Latest Videos

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Socially Distant: Indo-European Business Relationships And Cases Resolution Through Mediation (Video)

AP

AK & Partners

Execution Of Foreign Decrees (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Argus Talks: Decoding The Gayatri Balasamy Verdict: Boon Or Bane For Indian Arbitration (Video)

AP

Argus Partners

On Powers Of Court To Modify Arbitral Awards (Video)

J

JSA

Can Courts Modify Arbitral Awards? – A Supreme Court Showdown (Video)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

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