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- June 8, 2025
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Explained: Consortium Member Arbitration Right Under Section 110
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- December 18, 2025
The Supreme Court has clarified the Consortium Member Arbitration Right by limiting Section 11 scrutiny to the existence of an arbitration agreement, leaving authority and insolvency-linked objections to arbitral tribunals.
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Explained:Why Parliament Questions Subordinate Legislation0
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- December 8, 2025
Parliament’s 2025 Subordinate Legislation Committee report shows how missing records, delayed rules, and unresolved Article 309 conflicts have steadily weakened India’s control over executive rule-making. At the same time, the report confirms that executive-made law now increasingly slips past effective democratic checks.
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Explained: SC to Review Bharat Drilling and Barred Claims0
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- December 6, 2025
New Delhi (ABC Live): Indian arbitration law is undergoing a major reset. For years, arbitral tribunals regularly awarded compensation for losses that government contracts had clearly prohibited. As a result, disputes over idle machinery, overhead losses, and loss of profit flooded courts under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. However,
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Explained: How BNSS Section 223 Could Delay Criminal Trials0
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- November 28, 2025
The BNSS promised faster criminal justice, but its new rule for private complaints may do the opposite. Section 223 requires accused persons to be heard even before cognizance, creating a fresh adversarial stage. Early court rulings suggest this procedural change risks slowing down—not speeding up—criminal trials.
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Explained: Popular Caterers v. Ameet Mehta & Arbitration Award Enforcement0
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Popular Caterers v. Ameet Mehta marks a turning point for Arbitration Award Enforcement in India. A losing party can still file a Section 34 challenge, but it can no longer freeze the award just by filing it. Instead, the court must ask for a deposit or security before granting any stay. This change gives award-holders real value, discourages delay tactics, and speeds up enforcement under Section 36. It also moves India closer to global arbitration standards and supports its ambition to emerge as a credible dispute-resolution hub.
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Explained: Why CJI Surya Kant May Succeed Where Others Struggled0
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- November 25, 2025
CJI Surya Kant enters the Supreme Court at a moment when justice depends less on big rulings and more on fixing how the system actually works. His grassroots experience gives him a rare chance to reform procedures that deny access long before cases reach court.
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Ramesh Chand vs. Suresh Chand: Will and Title Disputes in India
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- September 8, 2025
Explained: How Dubai–India Can Transform Global Arbitration
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- November 10, 2025