by The Legal Blog | Apr 1, 2021 | Arbitration, Interpretation of Statutes, Limitation Act, Practice and Procedure
A 3 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court recently in Chintels India Ltd. v. Bhayana Builders P. Ltd. [CA No. 4028 of 2020] has examined the legal question whether an appeal under section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration Act, 1996 would be maintainable against an...
by The Legal Blog | Aug 15, 2019 | Arbitration, Columns
The President of India recently gave his assent to the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which was passed by the Rajya Sabha on July 18, 2019 and the Lok Sabha on August 01, 2019. Though the amendment seeks to implement sweeping changes to the...
by The Legal Blog | Jul 3, 2017 | Arbitration, Legal Concepts, Litigation, Practice and Procedure
Justice B.D. AhmadFormer Judge, Delhi High Court(Now Chief Justice J & K High Court) In a landmark decision, the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in Ardee Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. Anuradha Bhatia, has opined that the unamended provisions of the...
by The Legal Blog | Apr 15, 2013 | Arbitration, Legal Concepts
Justice RM Lodha Supreme Court of India A 3 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in Deep Trading Company Vs. Indian Oil Corporation and Ors. has upheld the legal position enunciated by the Supreme Court in earlier judgments of Datar Switchgear and Punj Lloyd, which...
by The Legal Blog | Feb 7, 2013 | Arbitration, Legal Concepts
by Raj R. Panchmatia, Associate Partner at Khaitan & Co. Modern international commercial contracts usually tend to have arbitration as their preferred mode of dispute resolution. One can attribute this largely – other than its less palpable advantages such as...
by The Legal Blog | Jan 1, 2013 | Arbitration, Legal Concepts
The Full Bench of the Delhi High Court was seized with an interesting question, in HDFC Bank v. Satpal Singh Bakshi, as to whether the remedy of arbitration stands excluded in cases where specific tribunals are set up to decide the disputes between the same parties,...