Recent ADR coverage connected to India.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that the location where arbitration proceedings are conducted does not itself determine the juridical seat of arbitration unless expressly stated...
Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna cautioned against using mediation in family disputes involving violence, coercive control, or significant power imbalance. Speaking at a regional...
The Government of India has set up the Mediation Council of India (MCI) to regulate and promote institutional dispute resolution.The council is established under the Mediation Act...
The Supreme Court of India has declined to interfere with a Delhi High Court order that directs a forensic audit relating to the alleged dissipation of Fortis shares during the Da...
The Supreme Court of India clarified that the venue of arbitration proceedings does not, by itself, establish the juridical seat of arbitration.The Court set aside the Orissa High...
On September 15, 2026, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in New Delhi ordered B9 Beverages Limited, the parent company of craft beer brand Bira 91, and its creditors to eng...
The Supreme Court of India addressed whether an arbitration clause in an Amenities agreement formed part of a contemporaneously executed Leave and Licence agreement between Shinha...
On 14 September 2026, the Allahabad High Court ruled that an arbitral tribunal's decision to reject a claim as time-barred constitutes a final arbitral award under Section 32(1) o...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has confirmed a $562.5 million arbitral award in favor of Devas Multimedia against Antrix Corporation, relating to the ter...
On 10 September 2026, the Delhi High Court set aside an arbitral award between Eco Green Buildtech Pvt. Ltd. and Vikartan Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. concerning construction contract...
On 8 September 2026, the Supreme Court of India held that a personal guarantor can be bound by an arbitration clause in a loan agreement when the guarantee forms an integral part...
The Supreme Court of India addressed whether a claim in a work contract dispute falls within the scope of an 'excepted matters' clause-a decision reserved for the arbitral tribuna...
This article examines how the Indian Supreme Court handles judicial oversight in arbitration cases involving the State or public sector undertakings, focusing on instances where p...
On 7 September 2026, the Delhi High Court appointed a sole arbitrator in an arbitration dispute between Flemingo (DFS) Private Limited and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) ov...
On August 8, 2026, the Jharkhand High Court ruled that once a settlement reached through court-annexed mediation is reduced to writing and signed by the parties, neither party may...
Delhi High Court Justice Tejas Karia recently proposed statutory recognition of emergency arbitration in India and the establishment of a dedicated arbitration bench at the Gujara...
The Supreme Court of India decided that a court exercising jurisdiction under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, is limited to determining whether an arbitr...
The Bombay High Court considered whether an allegation of forgery could prevent referral to arbitration under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. In this fam...
On August 31, 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that the Indus Waters Treaty remains fully in force despite India's April 2025 suspension.India promptly rejected the...
An international arbitration panel in The Hague has ruled that India must continue to honor a decades-old water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, the Indus Waters Treaty, and has impo...
The Calcutta High Court has permitted appointment of an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, even though conciliation proceedings under the M...
On August 26, 2026, the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) dismissed all applications by Tata Power to overturn two arbitral awards issued in favor of Kleros Capital...
On August 20, 2026, the Jharkhand High Court rejected the Jharkhand Road Construction Department's challenge to the determination of Delhi as the arbitral seat in a dispute with R...
The Supreme Court of India has directed the Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) to appoint an arbitrator for the dispute between Patel Infrastructure Limited and Aditya...