Recent ADR Journal stories tagged India.
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...
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has inaugurated a liaison office in Delhi, marking its third representative office in India and seventh overseas office.The n...
On appeal, the Supreme Court of India set aside Gauhati High Court orders that had intervened in ongoing arbitral proceedings regarding whether certain parties could be subjected...
On August 21, 2026, the Bombay High Court ruled that commercial suits genuinely seeking urgent interim relief are not required to undergo mandatory pre-litigation mediation under...
Justice C Hari Shankar of the Delhi High Court has publicly stated that Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is poorly worded and requires clarification, parti...
The Supreme Court of India conducted a Special Lok Adalat as part of its Samadhan Samaroh mediation initiative, resulting in the amicable settlement of over 400 cases on the first...
The Supreme Court of India is examining appeals by tribunal members after the Rajasthan High Court ordered a reduction in arbitral fees due to delays in concluding arbitration bet...
On 24 June 2024, the Karnataka High Court admitted a plea by Qatar Holding LLC to enforce an arbitration award of SGD 7.2 million against Byju Raveendran and Byju's Investments Pv...
The Supreme Court of India questioned the validity of arbitration clauses that require only contractors to deposit a percentage of their claim before initiating arbitration.A benc...
Following India's withdrawal from ongoing Indus Waters Treaty arbitration proceedings after the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan has taken over full responsibility for...
The Bombay High Court ruled in Tata Sons Private Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors. that the settlement of a foreign arbitral award and the withdrawal or suspension of related enforcem...
On 28 July 2026, the Indian government introduced the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha. The bill seeks to address persiste...
The Supreme Court of India ruled that High Courts cannot ordinarily use Article 227 to challenge arbitral tribunal orders rejecting jurisdictional objections under Section 16 of t...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has confirmed the enforcement of a $562.5 million arbitral award granted to Devas Multimedia against Antrix Corporation, t...
On July 13, 2026, the Supreme Court of India referred a major family dispute involving the Kalyani siblings to mediation. The case concerns ancestral wealth and promoter stakes in...