The Chief Information Commission passed an order dt. 08.08.2015 in Rama Aggarwal v. Delhi State Legal Services Authority holding that notwithstanding that the Right to Information Act, 2005 overrode the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, conciliation proceedings were...

Union of India & Anr v. Rajasthan Micro & Small Enterprises Facilitation Council & Anr decided by the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur could be one of the earliest decisions interpreting and applying the the Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015.The second...

Cow has become a hazardous subject to be handled cautiously, capable of igniting the frenzy of a mob to lynch or deny nationhood by being verbally deported to another nation. The image of this docile animal has been strategically used to...

Regular readers of this Blog would be aware of the recent post on the UK Supreme Court's case of Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi (Earlier posts on case in this blog can be accessed from here and here.). The issues...

Early August, we had blogged about the case of Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdess pending before the UK Supreme Court. We had stated that the decisions would have huge ramifications on international commerce. For the issues involved, see the...

Readers may be aware that the President of India has promulgated a new Ordinance amending the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. For those who are coming across this news for the first time, please read this post. Many of the...

The President of India has promulgated two ordianances bringing into force sweeping amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and introducing Commercial Courts (see our previous post on the previous Commercial Divisions Bill) in every District in India. The Ordinances...

Followers of Indian arbitration and readers of this blog (here) would be well aware of the decision of the Supreme Court in HPHUDA v RS Rana (2012) where the court held that if the award amount (which is the subject...

In a recent judgement in East India Udyog Ltd. v. Maytas Infra Ltd., a Full Bench of the Hyderabad High Court had to decide whether a court hearing a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 could...

Call for Submissions - National Law School of India Review, Vol. 28(1)The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) is now accepting submissions for its upcoming issue- Volume 28(1).  The most recent issue of the NLSIR, Vol. 27(1), will feature contributions by Dr....

One of the most closely watched cases in the recent times from a commercial law perspective is the case of Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi pending before the UK Supreme Court. The hearings were complete on 23.07.2015 and the...

Call for papers from the IJAL (Indian Journal of Arbitration Law) Call for Papers The Indian Journal of Arbitration Law is a biannual, student reviewed Journal by the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law of National Law University,...

Recently, the English High Court (Commercial Court) had the occasion to consider the question whether delay in publishing the award after completion of hearings was a ground for setting aside the arbitral award under Section 68 of the English Arbitration...

The Chinese honor the memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and political activist (3-4 Century BC) on the 5th day of 5th lunar month of every year. Yuan took part in a fight to save his state against hostile take over...

The Framework Model and Constitutional Interpretation, Jack M. Balkin, Posted on May 20, 2015 http://ssrn.com/abstract=2607105Constitution is perceived as a basic framework that permits and facilitates political development. Its development need not be only through formal amendments, but in constitutional practice as well. It...