Arbitration
LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 06, 2026
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Plea Of Delay U/S 29A A&C Act Cannot Be Used Selectively By NHAI When Extensions Granted In Similar Land Acquisition Cases: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the National Highway Authority of India could not be permitted to raise the plea of delay and laches to defeat continuation of arbitral proceedings when extensions had already been granted and proceedings concluded in the cases of other similarly placed landowners. The court remarked that, having participated in the proceedings for almost nine years,...
LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 05, 2026
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Mere Participation In Arbitration Won't Bar Challenge To Arbitrator's Eligibility, Waiver Must Be "Express & In Writing" : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a party's involvement in arbitral proceedings does not, in itself, constitute a waiver of its right to object to an arbitrator's eligibility. The Court clarified that the right to object can only be waived by an express written agreement, rejecting any notion of a "deemed waiver" arising from conduct alone under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration &...
Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Passed With “Undue Haste” After Four-Year Delay
The Bombay High Court has set aside an arbitral award, holding that it was passed in undue haste after nearly four years of inaction and without giving the parties any opportunity of hearing.A Single Bench of Justice Sandeep V Marne found that the arbitrator acted with undue haste and in clear breach of natural justice. Rejecting the explanation offered for the long delay, the Court...
LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 04, 2026
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Arbitration Act: Important Judgments By Supreme Court In 2025
In this article, LiveLaw brings to you a summary of important judgments rendered by the Supreme Court in 2025 in connection with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The same are as follows:1. High Court's Interference Under Article 226/227 Permissible Only If Arbitral Tribunal's Order Is Patently Perverse : Supreme CourtCase: Serosoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Dexter Capital Advisors...
Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Awards Holding Sharekhan Liable For Investor Losses In F&O Trades
The Bombay High Court recently ruled that mere violation of SEBI's trade confirmation circular does not automatically make a broker liable for market losses, and it set aside arbitral awards that directed stockbroker Sharekhan Limited to reimburse investors for losses sustained in Futures and Options (F&O) trading. The Single Bench on 24th December, 2025, decided that investors who...
Allahabad High Court Has No Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction, Cannot Extend Arbitrator's Mandate U/S 29A A&C Act
The Allahabad High Court has held that it lacks jurisdiction to extend the mandate of an arbitrator under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, on the ground that it does not exercise ordinary original civil jurisdiction and therefore does not fall within the definition of “Court” under Section 2(1)(e)(i) of the Act. Consequently, the High Court ruled that it...
LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 03, 2026
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HC Is Proper Forum To Enforce Domestic Award From International Commercial Arbitration Seated In India: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, clarifying the forum for execution of arbitral awards, has recently ruled that a domestic arbitral award rendered out of an international commercial arbitration with its seat in India, is enforceable by the High Court itself under Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. A Division Bench of Justices Rajan Roy and Rajeev Bharti, on December 16th, 2025,...
AP High Court Restores Arbitral Awards In Hindustan Shipyard Case; Says Arbitrators Can Modulate 'Exorbitant' Liquidated Damages
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh recently set aside a Trial Court's order that had earlier quashed thirteen arbitral awards against Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) and its subcontractors. On 31st December 2025, the Division Bench comprising of Justices R. Raghunandan Rao and T.C.D. Sekhar, upholding the arbitral awards, stated that an arbitrator has the jurisdiction to modulate...