India Rejects Indus Waters Treaty Arbitration Award
India's external affairs ministry announced it would not recognize an arbitration award reportedly issued by a court of arbitration regarding the maximum pondage at Indian hydroel...
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Delhi High Court Sets Aside Arbitrator's Dismissal of Counterclaim as Interim Award in Eureka Forbes v IRCTC
On 12 May 2026, the Delhi High Court ruled in Eureka Forbes Ltd v Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on whether an arbitrator's rejection of a counterclaim-wh...
India-Denmark Arbitration Corridor Launched to Connect Indo-Nordic Commercial Dispute Resolution
On 14 May 2026, the India-Denmark Arbitration Corridor was officially launched at the Embassy of India in Copenhagen. The initiative is based on a tripartite Memorandum of Underst...
Supreme Court of India Refers Jindal Poly Films Class Action Dispute to Arbitration
On June 8, 2024, the Supreme Court of India referred the class action dispute between minority shareholders and Jindal Poly Films Ltd to arbitration, concluding a notable case und...
India Rejects Arbitration Court Ruling on Indus Waters Treaty
India has rejected a ruling issued by a so-called Court of Arbitration related to the Indus Waters Treaty, a long-standing agreement governing the sharing of river waters between...
Supreme Court of India Allows Non-Signatory Collaborator to Invoke Arbitration Clause
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of India ruled that a non-signatory collaborator who is integral to the performance of a contract and bound via a Deed of Joint Undertaking...
Bombay High Court Criticizes NBFCs and Banks for Unilateral Arbitrator Appointments
The Bombay High Court has taken issue with the practice by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and banks of unilaterally appointing arbitrators, often through institutional me...
NCLT Mumbai: Arbitration Clause Does Not Bar Insolvency Proceedings on Proven Default
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, admitted a Section 7 application filed by Golden Medows Export Private Limited against PS IT Infrastructure & Services Limi...
Bombay High Court Criticizes NBFCs' Algorithm-Based Unilateral Arbitrator Appointments
The Bombay High Court has flagged and criticized a growing practice among non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in India of unilaterally appointing arbitrators through institution...
India Proposes Statutory Recognition of Emergency Arbitration with Draft Section 9A
India has released a draft amendment to its Arbitration and Conciliation Act proposing the introduction of Section 9A, intended to give statutory recognition to emergency arbitrat...
Supreme Court of India Recognizes Transnational Issue Estoppel in Arbitration Enforcement
The Supreme Court of India has adopted the doctrine of transnational issue estoppel in the context of enforcing foreign arbitral awards. The decision bars parties from re-arguing...
Supreme Court to Hear RAKIA Plea Against Nimmagadda Prasad After Mediation Failure
The Supreme Court of India has scheduled a hearing in July 2026 on the plea by RAKIA (Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority) to enforce a UAE civil judgment totaling around Rs 543 c...
Permanent Court of Arbitration Upholds Indus Waters Treaty Obligations Between India and Pakistan
On May 15, 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague issued a Supplemental Award concerning disputes over the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between Pakistan and Indi...
India Rejects Indus Waters Treaty Arbitration Award as Null and Void
On May 15, 2026, the Court of Arbitration issued an award related to the Indus Waters Treaty, which India immediately rejected as illegal and void. The Indian government maintains...
India Rejects Indus Waters Treaty Arbitration Award, Treaty Remains in Abeyance
On May 15, 2026, the Court of Arbitration issued an award related to the Indus Waters Treaty, specifically concerning maximum pondage on hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmi...
Supreme Court: Arbitration Award Under 1940 Act Unenforceable If Obtained During Pending Suit Without Court's Leave
The Supreme Court of India held that an arbitral award rendered under the Arbitration Act 1940, while a civil suit is pending and without the court's permission, cannot be enforce...
Delhi High Court Clarifies MSME Arbitration Authority Under Section 18(3)
The Delhi High Court has issued a ruling clarifying that, following a referral by the MSME Facilitation Council under Section 18(3) of the MSMED Act, arbitral tribunals or institu...
Supreme Court India Directs Parties in Kapur Family Dispute Not to Affect Ongoing Mediation
On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court of India addressed fresh allegations in the ongoing ₹30,000-crore Kapur family dispute regarding corporate control, urging all parties to refrai...
Supreme Court of India Clarifies Enforceability of Arbitral Awards During Challenge
On February 10, 2026, the Supreme Court of India clarified the legal status of arbitral awards during pending challenges under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The ruli...
Supreme Court: Writ Jurisdiction Not Permitted to Challenge Arbitrator's Section 16 Decision
On 28 May 2026, the Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal challenging whether High Courts may exercise writ jurisdiction to set aside an arbitrator's decision under Section 1...
Supreme Court of India: Section 33(1)(a) Limited to Correction of Clerical Errors in Arbitral Awards
On 28 May 2026, the Supreme Court of India clarified the interpretation of Section 33(1)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The ruling specifies that the provision...
Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Aakash vs Paramount Dispute
The Supreme Court of India has upheld an arbitral award involving a dispute between Aakash and Paramount Learning. The Court declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's earl...
India Rejects Hague Tribunal Arbitration Award on Indus Waters Treaty
According to a report by Deccan Herald, India has rejected an arbitration award issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague concerning hydroelectric projects i...
Madhya Pradesh High Court: No High Court Power to Appoint Arbitrators in International Commercial Disputes
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that in international commercial arbitration cases involving a foreign party, a High Court does not have the authority to appoint an arbitra...