Navya Dhawan is a IV Year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. Roadmap Should Violation of Environmental Law Render Arbitral Awards Contrary to Public Policy ? This post seeks to answer this question in the affirmative. I begin by mapping how Indian courts have narrowed the “public policy” ground under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, 1996 , from broad merits review to a focus on violations of the fundamental policy of Indian la

(Ananya Srivastava and Divyansh Bansal are Second Year Students at National Law University, Jodhpur.) Excerpt This blog examines the recent rollback of arbitration in India,   from the Ministry of Finance’s 2024 guidelines to Delhi PWD’s 2025 blanket ban. It critiques the ad-hoc withdrawal, highlights the risks of eroding investor confidence and proposes evidence-based reforms to safeguard and promote India as an arbitration hub, which is grounded in national and internationa

Kartik Shukla is fifth year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law University Odisha   Keywords: International Commercial Arbitration, Appointment, High Court     I.         Introduction The appointment of arbitrators lies at the heart of the arbitral process which determines the integrity of arbitral proceedings. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996  ( hereinafter , “Arbitration Act”) clearly lays down the framework for such appointments by distinguishing between

Mihir Teja Kalle is a third-year student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal. Keywords: Post-Award Interest, Arbitration, Arbitral Finality In its recent judgment in Gayatri Balasamy v ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited , the Supreme Court of India has revisited the contentious issue of whether courts can modify pendente lite and post-award interest (Part IX of the Judgement). The majority decision permitted the modification of the latter while refraining from expandi

Rudra Singh Krishna and Dhruv Maheshwari are fourth-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students at WB NUJS, Kolkata. Key Words: Public Procurement, non-arbitrability, legality of executive order Introduction The Government, through a notification passed by the finance ministry in 2024, introduced far reaching changes in the Indian Arbitration landscape relating to public procurement. The notification titled " Guidelines for Arbitration & Mediation in Contracts of Domestic      Public P