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Newsletter For January 2026

The respondent i.e., Tuticorin Port Trust, a statutory authority constituted under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, undertook a significant dredging project titled "Deepening of the Channel and Basin to Cater to 12.80 metre Draught Vessels at Tuticorin Port", aimed at enabling the port to accommodate larger vessels.

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

Default In Rent Payment & Strictures By SRA

The Hon'ble Bombay High Court in Writ Petition No. 3140 of 2019 has observed that there were consistent defaults being made by developers in payment of transit rent causing inconvenience to the slum dwellers including filing litigations for recovery of transit rent.

India Real Estate

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Dhaval Vussonji & Associates

From Perkins To Bhadra: Has The Supreme Court Finally Settled The Law On Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrators?

Unilateral appointments are not consistent with the basic tenet of arbitration i.e., mutual confidence in the arbitrator.

India Litigation

SA

Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

The Dilemma Of Jurisdiction: Waqf Tribunal Or Civil Court?

Waqf Tribunals have a limited and special jurisdiction. They may adjudicate disputes only in respect of properties that are either notified in the statutory "list of auqaf" or registered as waqf under the Waqf Act, 1995.

India Litigation

Saga Legal

RPV Legal's Primer On Union Budget 2026–27

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RPV Legal

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Monthly Update | January 2026

India Litigation

HA

HSA Advocates

SC Clarifies Scope Of Issuance Of Summons To Advocates

India Litigation

AP

AZB & Partners

How To Register A Co-operative Housing Society In Mumbai?

India Real Estate

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Joint Application By Parties Seeking Extension Of Mandate Of An Arbitral Tribunal Amounts To Waiver From Challenging Order Of Appointment Of Arbitrator

India Litigation

AP

AZB & Partners

SC Holds That Arbitral Tribunal Does Not Have Discretion To Deviate From Rate Of Interest Mutually Agreed By Parties Under Arbitral Award

India Litigation

AP

AZB & Partners

Streamlining Debt Recovery: The Role Of Pre-Institution Mediation In Resolving Operational Creditor-Debtor Conflicts

India Insolvency

ML

MZM Legal

High Court Of Delhi Sets Aside Arbitral Award For Ignoring Express Interest Clause In Commercial Invoices.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

High Court Of Delhi While Setting Aside An Arbitral Award Held That The Arbitrator Cannot Rewrite The Contract

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Urgency In IP Suits: No More Pre-Institution Mediation Hurdles In India?

OA

Obhan & Associates

SEBI Accredited Investor Funds Framework: Understanding The New Regulatory Architecture For Sophisticated Capital

India Commercial

AP

AK & Partners

The 2026 Legal Mandate (Video)

India Law Performance

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Counselect Services Pvt. Ltd.

Customs And GST Alert - January 2026.

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Vaish Associates Advocates

India Rolls Out CNAP In 2026: Official Caller Name Display To Fight Spam, Powered By KYC Databases And Privacy Opt-Out

India Media & IT

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Khurana and Khurana

Year In Review: 10 Indian Competition Law Judgments That Mattered

India Anti-trust

SA

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Proposal To Redefine The Arbitration Landscape In India: A Review Of The Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024

Late last year, the Indian government released a draft of the proposed Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (the "Draft Amendment Bill").

India Litigation

MP

Majmudar & Partners

Supreme Court Holds That An Arbitral Proceeding Commences Upon Receipt Of Notice Invoking Arbitration And Not Upon Appointment Of The Arbitrator

The Supreme Court in the matter of Regenta Hotels Private Limited v. Hotel Grand Centre Point & Ors., through its judgment dated 07.01.2026 held that arbitral proceedings commence for all statutory purposes on the date the opposite party receives ...

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Holds That Mere Participation In Arbitration Does Not Waive Ineligibility Of Arbitrator

The Supreme Court in the matter of Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. Airports Authority of India through its judgment dated 05.01.2026 held that mere participation in arbitral proceedings does not lead to a waiver of the disqualification ...

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court: Mutual Intent To Arbitrate Is Crucial For A Valid Agreement

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/272 dated 31.10.2025, has notified the SEBI (Mutual Funds) (Second Amendment) Regulations...

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Unequal Acres: The Supreme Court's Constitutional Call On Compensation Under The National Highways Act, 1956

India Real Estate

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

BCI Issues Show Cause Notices To Law Firms Over Cross-Border Set-Up

India Litigation

MP

Majmudar & Partners

Madras High Court Held That De Novo Remand Under Section 37 Of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996 Cannot Be Done In The Absence Of Reversal Of Findings On Merits

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

CERC Affirms That 'Non-tariff' Disputes Have To Be Mandatorily Referred To Arbitration

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Current State Of Play Of The Liberalization Of India's Legal Market

India Litigation

MP

Majmudar & Partners

Reaffirming Enforceability: FEMA And Arbitral Awards

India Litigation

LP

Legitpro Law

Courts Have Limited Power Under Sections 34 And 37 Of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996 To Modify Arbitral Awards

India Litigation

MM

M Mulla Associates

Cryptocurrency As Property And Interim Relief In Foreign-Seated Arbitrations: Madras HC's Ruling In Rhutikumari v. Zanmai Labs Pvt. Ltd.

India Technology

HA

HSA Advocates

Two Ombudsmen, One Objective: Consumer Redressal Under The RBI's Integrated And Internal Ombudsman Frameworks

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Enforcement Dilemma And Lack Of Policy: Blockchain Arbitration, An Indian Perspective

India Technology

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

Courts Have Limited Power Under Sections 34 And 37 Of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996 To Modify Arbitral Awards

The Supreme Court in its decision in Gayatri Balasamy vs. M/s. ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited. has held that the court has a limited power under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to modify the arbitral award.

India Litigation

MM

M Mulla Associates

Cryptocurrency As Property And Interim Relief In Foreign-Seated Arbitrations: Madras HC's Ruling In Rhutikumari v. Zanmai Labs Pvt. Ltd.

The Madras High Court has delivered a significant judgment that addresses two critical issues facing India's digital asset ecosystem:

India Technology

HA

HSA Advocates

Two Ombudsmen, One Objective: Consumer Redressal Under The RBI's Integrated And Internal Ombudsman Frameworks

The RBI on 14th January, 2026 released the Internal Ombudsman Directions for Credit Information Companies, and only days after on 16th January 2026 released the Integrated Ombudsman Scheme.

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Enforcement Dilemma And Lack Of Policy: Blockchain Arbitration, An Indian Perspective

Despite the growing body of the academic discourse engaging with blockchain arbitration, the same remains largely theoretical, leaving several critical gaps between conceptual promise and practical implementation unaddressed.

India Technology

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

F&M Arbitration Playbook

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

Arbitration Newsletter | December 2025

Welcome to the December 2025 edition of our quarterly Arbitration Newsletter, where we delve into significant judgments that touch upon the interpretation of the relevant provisions...

India Litigation

DL

Dentons Link Legal

The Repealing And Amending Act, 2025

Narendra Dingankar – Partner, shares the latest insights on The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025, and its key amendments to the Indian Succession Act, General Clauses Act, and Civil Procedure Code.

PL

Pioneer Legal

Limitation Of Rights vs. Limitation Of Claims: Enforceability Of Time Caps In M&A Transaction Documents

In M&A transaction documents such as share purchase agreements ("SPAs"), the parties generally allocate transactional risk by negotiating differentiated indemnity survival periods or time caps for various categories...

India Commercial

DL

DSK Legal

Legal & Judicial Updates (December 2025)

From landmark court verdicts to noteworthy changes, this document provides a comprehensive summary of the most significant legal and regulatory developments from December 2025.

India Litigation

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Legal Update | Bombay High Court Directs Sra To Resolve Slum Dweller Grievances Through "Special Cells"

India Litigation

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter - January 2026

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

How To Conduct Legal Due Diligence Before Buying A Flat In Mumbai?

India Real Estate

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Unilateral Appointments On Trial: The Supreme Court's Reaffirmation Of Arbitrator Neutrality

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Legal Update| Supreme Court View On Msme Act vs Arbitration Act

India Litigation

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Delhi High Court Upholds The Evidentiary Value Of CA Certificates: National Highways Authority Of India v Hindustan Construction Co Ltd*

India Litigation

TC

Tuli & Co

Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator And Self-Determined Jurisdiction: A Harmonious Reading Of Statutes

India Litigation

LegaLogic

Why 'No Oral Modification Clauses' Matter More Than Ever? Lessons From The Supreme Court's Ruling In SEPCO-GMR Case

India Litigation

AP

AK & Partners

A Time-Bar Clause In An Insurance Policy Extinguishing Rights Of Insured Is Void: H P Spinning Mills Pvt Ltd v United India Insurance*

India Litigation

TC

Tuli & Co

Personal Flight Refunds Don't Fly As Commercial Disputes: Chand Mehra v British Airways PLC*

India Litigation

TC

Tuli & Co

From Jurisdiction To Enforcement: India's Approach To Cross-Border Arbitration

India Litigation

LP

Legitpro Law

Newsletter For December 2025

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

Term Sheet Enforcement & Deal-Making Risks: Key Legal Insights From The OYO-Zostel Case

India Commercial

AP

AK & Partners

Supreme Court Of India Reaffirms Party Autonomy And The "Legitimate Interest" Test In Commercial Arbitrations

Worldwide Litigation

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JSA

Supreme Court: Clarifies 'Party' Test In Consortium Arbitrations: Prima Facie Satisfaction By Referral Court Only

India Litigation

AP

Argus Partners

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The Nuances Of Arbitration Clauses: What Every Business Should Know (Video)

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IndiaLaw LLP

Argus Talks: Decoding The Gayatri Balasamy Verdict: Boon Or Bane For Indian Arbitration (Video)

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Argus Partners

ART OF ARGUMENTS - Mastering The Craft | Strategies For Persuasive & Effective Arguments (Video)

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Hammurabi & Solomon

Sidharth Sethi | Panel Discussion | Future-Proofing Investments: Trends In Arbitration | New Delhi (Video)

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JSA

Arbitration Intelligence India | Case Study : Cairn Energy vs India

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Khaitan & Co LLP

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