The ‘Revolving' Jurisprudence On Anti-Arbitral Injunctions In India

A path must be laid that pays regard to the right of arbitrators to determine their own jurisdiction and the right of courts to prevent abuse of the arbitral process

On January 5, a division bench of the Delhi High Court, in the Amazon-Future dispute, granted an interim stay order on the Delhi seated arbitral proceedings. This brought into focus an aspect of jurisprudence – anti-arbitral injunctions.

(Amazon and Future have been engaged in a legal tussle around Future group's deal with Reliance Group. Future group has endeavoured to push the deal through while Amazon has been fiercely trying to protect its interests in the Future group. While the matter is pending for further adjudication, it has ignited a debate amongst arbitration experts on the subject of anti-arbitration injunctions.)