Can Courts Modify Arbitral Awards? – A Supreme Court Showdown (Video)

India's Supreme Court is poised to deliver a significant ruling that could alter the arbitration landscape as we know it.

In this video, Svadha Shankar, Partner at Hammurabi & Solomon Partners, explores the high-stakes legal debate over whether courts can modify arbitral awards under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996—or are they strictly limited to setting them aside?

This landmark case, heard by a Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, examines arguments on both sides:

• The government's view that modification was intentionally excluded to limit judicial intervention
• Counterarguments urging flexibility and efficiency through judicial correction of arbitral errors