"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

Supreme Court Ruling: Arbitration Clause Excludes MSME Suppliers in Case Between Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. and Mahakali Foods Pvt. Ltd. Commercial contracts between large buyers and their smaller vendors routinely contain carefully drafted arbitration clauses. For years, buyers relied on these clauses to channel any payment dispute to a forum of their choosing, often to the exclusion of the statutory dispute resolution mechanism available under the Micro,