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Seat of arbitration Prevails over venue of hearings: Allahabad high court reaffirms jurisdictional certainty in Bb coach tech India pvt. ltd. v. presiding officer, commercial court
Allahabad High Court Upholds the Primacy of Arbitration Seat Over Hearing Venue in Legal Ruling on Jurisdictional Certainty. Bb Coachtech India Private Limited v. The Presiding Officer, Commercial Court and Another Matters Under Article 227 No. 6463 of 2026 Decided on 27 May 2026 High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Before Justice Piyush Agrawal The Allahabad High Court, in its decision dated 27 May 2026 in Bb Coachtech India Private Limited v. The Presiding Officer, Commerc


ABB India limited v. Sunil Hariram Jaisingh: Bombay high court draws the line on fraud, delay and due process in securities arbitration
"Legal Matters in Focus: Bombay High Court Addresses Fraud, Delay, and Due Process in Securities Arbitration" The Bombay High Court's decision in ABB India Limited v. Sunil Hariram Jaisingh & Ors., delivered on 9 June 2026 by Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan, is a significant contribution to the evolving jurisprudence surrounding securities market disputes, online dispute resolution mechanisms and the limits of arbitrability where allegations of fraud are involved. The judgment


Section 33 and section 34 of the arbitration and conciliation act: Supreme court clarifies the starting point of limitation
Supreme Court Interprets the Arbitration and Conciliation Act: Insights on Sections 33 and 34 Regarding Limitation Periods. The Supreme Court of India, in its significant judgment delivered on 2 June 2026 in National Highways Authority of India v. T. Younis & Anr., 2026 INSC 616, has settled an important question concerning the computation of limitation under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The decision addresses the interplay between Sections 33 and 34 of the Act


An Arbitrator Can Grant Post-Award Interest on the Principal Alone: Supreme Court in Morgan Securities v. Videocon Industries
Supreme Court Ruling on Arbitration: Arbitrators Can Grant Post-Award Interest on Principal Alone in Morgan Securities v. Videocon Industries. A question that has long troubled arbitration practitioners in India concerns the scope of an arbitrator's discretion when awarding post-award interest. Must the arbitrator always apply the statutory rate of eighteen percent on the entire awarded sum, including pre-award interest? Or does the arbitrator retain the freedom to tailor the


The Section 11 Deadline: Supreme Court Settles the Limitation Clock for Arbitrator Appointment
Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Arbitrator Appointment Deadlines Under Section 11. M/s. Arif Azim Co. Ltd. v. M/s. Aptech Ltd. | Supreme Court of India | Section 11(6), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 How long does a party have to knock on the court's door when the other side refuses to appoint an arbitrator? The Supreme Court has now answered this with clarity: three years, and not a day more. In a significant ruling that tidies up one of arbitration law's long-stan
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