If the Supreme Court of India can be berated till date for sanctifying a settlement perceived to be inadequate (a settlement brought about by 5 Judges of the Court in 1989), then it is somewhat unrealistic to expect a Judicial Magistrate to go against the tide.

The developments in India have been quite remarkable. Privatisation has changed the face of airports and / or air travel in India.

On June 3, 2024, the Finance Ministry announced a stunning policy decision.

With Indian parties now able to arbitrate outside India, Sumeet Kachwaha and Tara Shahani look at the advantages and disadvantages, as well as how some parties may lose out by taking the dispute offshore.

In 1996, India replaced its 1940 arbitration enactment with a modern regime. The new Act was a blend of two United Nations documents - the UNCITRAL Model Law, 1985 and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, 1976.

My talk focuses on how the Judiciary itself can become a fraught circumstance. Not an underdeveloped, intimidated, cowed down or controlled judiciary but a free, robust, independent and bold judiciary. For, in India the opposite is true.

Based on a talk delivered at the CILS International Arbitration Symposium; Salzburg (May, 2012).

Sumeet Kachwaha is one of India's top arbitrators, and enjoys an excellent reputation for his arbitration skills.

It is self-evident that there can be no justice if the judge is biased. The subject of judicial bias is vast and complex. Though the policy of the law is clear, addressing bias remains a challenge.

Arbitrations are very common in commercial contracts in India

India opened a fresh chapter in its arbitration laws in 1996 when it enacted the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. This article presents salient features of the Act and analyses its workings in its near one decade of existence.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in two recent decisions i.e., Emaar India Ltd. v. Tarun Aggarwal Projects LLP & Anr.

How the world is gearing up to handle harm caused by AI-powered products, and the path ahead for India...

The Indian Arbitration Act, 1996, is international in its outlook. It is founded on two United Nations documents: the UNCITRAL Rules of 1976 and the UNCITRAL Model Law of 1985. India adopted these blueprints for its international and also its domestic arbitrations.

The Constitution of India inter alia enshrines certain ‘Fundamental Rights’ which are available and enforceable against the State.

The Indian Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (Act) is faithfully based on the Model Law. The Indian Supreme Court’s interpretation of the law however has been somewhat controversial and (some would say), at variance with the Model Law.

My talk is in two parts. In the first part I propose to give a bird’s eye view of our nuclear and power sector. In the second part I would like to talk about India’s nuclear liability regime.

Management contracts are executed in the form of Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management Contracts.

India is at the threshold of emerging as an economic power. However, it is recognised that infrastructure holds the key to this transformation.