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Binding the Non-Signatory: Supreme Court's Constitution Bench Settles the Group of Companies Doctrine
Supreme Court's Constitution Bench Resolves Group of Companies Doctrine, Addressing Non-Signatory Binding Issues. Cox and Kings Ltd. v. SAP India Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. | Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench) | Arbitration Petition (Civil) No. 38 of 2020 | Decided: 06.12.2023 Can a company that never signed an arbitration agreement be pulled into arbitration proceedings? And can a parent company be bound by an agreement signed only by its subsidiary? A five-judge Constitut
Substitution of Arbitrator Is Not Automatic on Expiry of Mandate under Section 29A: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Judicial Powers
Supreme Court Clarifies: Arbitrator Substitution Not Automatic Post-Mandate Expiry under Section 29A, Outlining Judicial Powers. Introduction Time-bound arbitration was introduced in India with the objective of curbing delays and improving the efficiency of arbitral proceedings. Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, inserted by the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015, mandates the completion of arbitral proceedings within a prescribed perio
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