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Mediation
Collaborator bound by joint undertaking is a veritable party to contract, can invoke arbitration clause: Supreme court
A legal professional in a dark suit holding a wooden gavel over an open book next to a golden scale of justice on a desk, featuring a text overlay about the Supreme Court ruling on collaborators and arbitration clauses. Elecon Engineering Company Ltd. v. Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Ltd. and Anr. | Civil Appeal No. 7116/2026 | Supreme Court of India | May 7, 2026 The Supreme Court has held that a Collaborator who executes a Deed of Joint Undertaking as an inextricable part of
The evidentiary lock-in and the "exceptional circumstance" : Adducing evidence at the section 34 stage
AdrEdge explores the complexities of evidentiary procedures and exceptional circumstances in legal cases, highlighting the nuances of adducing evidence at the section 34 stage. Background In Alpine Housing Development Corporation Pvt. Ltd. v. Ashok S. Dhariwal, (2023) 19 SCC 629, the Supreme Court examined a question that arises with some regularity in contested Section 34 proceedings: can a party that did not participate in the arbitration, and against whom an ex-parte award
The death of the closed panel: Independence in arbitrator appointments after Glock Asia-Pacific
"Exploring the Shift to Independent Arbitrator Appointments After Glock Asia-Pacific: A Discussion on the End of Closed Panels" Background In Glock Asia-Pacific Ltd. v. Union of India, (2023) 8 SCC 226, the Supreme Court addressed a common feature of government contracts in India: the arbitration clause that vests one party, typically the State or a public authority, with the exclusive right to nominate the arbitrator. The Ministry of Home Affairs had contracted with Glock As
You Cannot Fake Urgency to Skip Mediation: Supreme Court in Yamini Manohar v. T.K.D. Keerthi
Supreme Court Ruling Highlights Importance of Mediation in Legal Proceedings: "You Cannot Fake Urgency to Skip Mediation" in Yamini Manohar v. T.K.D. Keerthi Case. In a significant ruling for the alternative dispute resolution landscape, the Supreme Court of India has made clear that plaintiffs in commercial suits cannot manufacture a prayer for urgent interim relief simply to sidestep the mandatory pre-litigation mediation requirement under Section 12A of the Commercial Cou
When Delay Defeats the Purpose: Supreme Court Re-defines the Limits of Patience in Arbitration.
Supreme Court Addresses Arbitration Delays: Redefining Patience in Legal Proceedings. Introduction Speed is the soul of arbitration. Yet, when the decision itself arrives years after the arguments have faded from memory, the very object of arbitration collapses. The Supreme Court’s ruling in M/s Lancor Holdings Ltd. v. Prem Kumar Menon & Ors. (2025 INSC 1277) is a wake-up call to arbitrators and parties alike. The Court held that a four-year delay in delivering an award, coup
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