News Madras High Court holds that “a guarantor cannot approbate and reprobate” — section 34 challenge dismissed and arbitral award enforcing guarantee deed upheld RawlawDecember 12, 20255 min read
News Bombay High Court “section 34 is not an appellate forum to substitute one plausible commercial view with another” — arbitral award on ‘built up area wall to wall’ upheld, developer’s challenge dismissed RawlawDecember 11, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court says “the arbitral findings are so irrational that no fair-minded or reasonable person would have recorded them” — Court sets aside brokerage dispute awards in favour of Sharekhan Limited for violating Section 28(3) and ignoring material evidence RawlawDecember 10, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court says “the arbitrator’s approach was contrary to the contractual framework and unsupported by material evidence” — Court sets aside arbitral award in dispute involving Thermax Limited over EPC obligations and delay compensation RawlawDecember 10, 20256 min read
News Delhi High Court: “Arbitral tribunals must remain neutral; unilateral appointments vitiate entire proceedings” — Court sets aside arbitral award due to invalid appointment under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act RawlawNovember 14, 20256 min read
News Kerala High Court declares that “an arbitration clause giving exclusive power to one party to appoint the arbitrator is legally invalid” — Court holds that unilateral appointment clauses violate neutrality and reinforces judicial duty to ensure fair arbitral processes RawlawNovember 12, 20256 min read
News SUPREME COURT : “Justice Delayed Weakens Fairness”: Powerful Clarification on When Delayed Arbitral Awards Become Invalid RawlawNovember 7, 20257 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Consent Is the Cornerstone of Arbitration — Non-Signatories Cannot Be Dragged Into Arbitration Without Express Agreement” — Court Quashes Arbitrator’s Order Impleading Bona Fide Purchaser in Real Estate Dispute RawlawOctober 30, 20257 min read
News Andhra Pradesh High Court Vacates Ex-Parte Attachment in Maritime Arbitration: “Attachment Cannot Convert an Unsecured Claim into a Secured Debt” Section 9 cannot be used to freeze assets for unadjudicated demurrage claims. RawlawOctober 19, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court: ‘Arbitral Award Cannot Be Set Aside Merely for a Competing Plausible View’ — Court Upholds ₹59 lakh Award in ECGC vs Baco Dispute Over Insurance Claim for Export Loss RawlawOctober 17, 20256 min read