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Introduction The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, (Hereinafter referred as ‘the Act’) was enacted to promote arbitration as a swift, efficient and cost-effective mechanism for dispute resolution. Sections 34 and 37 of the Act are pivotal in maintaining a balance between judicial intervention and arbitral autonomy. While Section 34 restricts the grounds for challenging an […]

Arbitration in India operates within a framework shaped by both public policy and patent illegality, two distinct yet often overlapping grounds for challenging arbitral awards. While both concepts aim to uphold justice, they function differently, each offering unique grounds for judicial intervention. The tension between promoting arbitration finality and allowing judicial intervention has been a […]

Arbitration in India operates within a framework shaped by both public policy and patent illegality, two distinct yet often overlapping grounds for challenging arbitral awards. While both concepts aim to uphold justice, they function differently, each offering unique grounds for judicial intervention. The tension between promoting arbitration finality and allowing judicial intervention has been a […]

As world is moving towards digitalization and AI is growing at fast pace. Every country around the world is promoting digitalization to increase the business and reduce the cost of the corporates so that they can trade freely in the market. With rapid growth of technology electronic agreements are taking the place of traditional handwritten […]

INTRODUCTION “Differences we shall always have but we must settle them all, whether religious or other, by arbitration”. – Mahatma Gandhi With economic growth and to avoid prolonged litigation, the parties’ resort to arbitration as a preferred alternate dispute resolution mechanism. Not only in India but globally it has been realized that arbitration happens to […]

Agriculture contributes more than 65% of Indian Gross Domestic Produce. Further India is one of the largest exporters of Agricultural products. Indian Government to support Agriculture has taken various steps i.e setting up Government laboratories for sample testing, enacting Laws and setting up market for easy and smooth trade of food grains as well as […]

INTRODUCTION Back-to-back agreements, also known as parallel contracts, are a common practice in the business world. Most of the real estate companies and Tech companies enter into back to back agreements with the sub-contractors. These agreements involve two separate contracts, one agreement between a principal and a main contractor and other agreement between the main […]

Introduction The 21st century is the era which will mark the beginning of Artificial Intelligence becoming an everyday part of human life. AI and machine learning based technology is already being utilised across multiple sectors such as education, agriculture, arms etc.1 Likewise, the legal field is not immune to the introduction of AI. It is […]

What are green bonds? The Organisation For Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines green bonds as a type of bond which “is a commitment to exclusively use the funds raised to finance or re-finance “green” projects, assets, or business activities.”1 Essentially it is a fixed income debt instrument which is issued for the purpose of receiving […]

Quantum Meruit is an exception to the general rules laid down under The Contract Act, which provides that a party should be reasonably compensated for the work done by it. Section 75 of the Contract Act deals with the doctrine of Quantum Meruit. As per the doctrine, when a person performs work pursuant to a […]

INTRODUCTION Arbitration is a method of alternate dispute resolution, where parties to a commercial transaction enter into an agreement to resolve the disputes arising between them by appointing impartial persons referred to as Arbitrators. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996 aims to cut down judicial intervention in arbitration proceedings i.e. to minimize the burden […]

The concept of Summary trial was first brought forward in The Law Commission report where it recommended in its 253rd Report the introduction of a new summary judgment procedure that would allow the courts to resolve any commercial dispute claim without recording oral testimony, provided the application for summary judgment was submitted prior to the […]