AKP Dispute Resolution Digest March 16, 2026

We are delighted to share this month's AKP Dispute Resolution Monthly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at [email protected].

1. Arbitration & Mediation

1.1. Real Estate

1.1.1. Supreme Court Curbs Belated Arbitration Jurisdiction Challenges

In a dispute arising from a 2001 consultancy agreement between the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and M/s R.V. Anderson Associates Limited for upgrading Mumbai's sewerage operations under a World Bank–funded project, payment disagreements led the consultant to commence arbitration in 2005. The arbitration clause required the two nominee arbitrators to select a presiding arbitrator within 30 days, failing which the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Secretary General would step in; several presiding arbitrators were appointed sequentially, and the Corporation participated fully, including at a preliminary meeting in January 2009, without objecting to the tribunal's constitution. The