India's commercial and industrial ("C&I") sector is increasingly prioritizing renewable energy as part of broader sustainability and cost-reduction strategies.

In a defining observation, the Supreme Court of India, in In Re: Summoning Advocates Who Give Legal Opinion, reaffirmed a foundational tenet of the legal system, viz., the confidentiality that binds a lawyer to their client.

Modern democracies face an escalating paradox: laws are multiplying, yet justice is receding; regulation is expanding, yet enforcement is weakening. For every social, economic, or political malaise, the default response has become enactment of new law. This assumption—that legislation is always the solution—is a fallacy.

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 ("1957 Act") was the principal legislation that was enacted with a view to regulate the minerals and mining sector in India.

An arbitration agreement has a life separate and distinct from the contract. The doctrine of separability in essence postulates the independence of an arbitration clause from the underlying contract.

Contracts often embody interdependent obligations and continuing duties, such that the conduct of both parties may, in varying degrees, contribute to non-performance or delay. In such circumstances, the determination of liability upon breach assumes considerable significance and engages principles of statutory interpretation, judicial discretion, and commercial equity

The Supreme Court of India, in its judgment dated 22.05.2020, in Patel Engineering Ltd. v. North Eastern Power Corporation Ltd., has once again exposited the ‘patent illegality' ground, appearing in Section 34 (2A) ...

In the words of Professor Julian D M Lew QC, "National court involvement in international arbitration is a fact of life as prevalent as the weather.

Such decisions are pivotal to set the course of law towards fortifying the pro-arbitration regime in India.

Section 16 of the Indian Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘the Act') provides for the principle of separability, as per which an arbitration clause enshrined in a contract is considered a separate agreement in itself.

The most commonly encountered claims, raised by Contractors against employers in a construction dispute are claims for ‘loss of profit' (on account of unexecuted work) and ‘loss of profitability' ...

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996 is a self-contained code governing all aspects of arbitration in India, including the appointment of arbitrators under Section 11 of the Act by the Chief Justice of India or ...

The Supreme Court ("Court") was recently called upon to decide on the contours of the limitation period applicable to the appeals filed under Section 37

The balance between the rights of individuals and the imperatives of effective criminal investigation is a recurring theme in criminal justice systems worldwide.

The choice of arbitrator selection is a significant feature of arbitration and the freedom to do so goes at the heart of party autonomy.

A legal right of an individual cast duties and obligations on other private individuals or society towards such individuals.

The Chief Justice of India ("CJI") while delivering his keynote address at the India-Singapore Mediation Summit "Making Mediation mainstream: Reflections from India and Singapore" issued a clarion call to prescribe Mediation as a mandatory first step for resolution of every allowable dispute to promote mediation.

The Supreme Court of India in State of Chhattisgarh & Anr. v. Sal Udyog Private Limited (2021) SCC OnLine SC 1027 has held that new grounds for setting aside an arbitral award for being patently illegal, ...

An Arbitrator’s authority to decide a dispute rests on something more fundamental than the arbitration agreement that appoints them; it rests on the parties’ confidence in the arbitrator’s independence, impartiality and transparency. Section 12 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) gives statutory expression to that principle by requiring an arbitrator to disclose.

The term jurisdiction in common parlance denotes the court or the tribunal's authority to hear the case whereas in international arbitration the notion of jurisdiction is also equated...