Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019

The Supreme Court examined a batch of writ petitions filed by Hindustan Construction Company Ltd seeking to strike down Section 87 of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the deletion of Section 26 of the 2015 Amendment, arguing that they revived an automatic‑stay of arbitral awards and removed th…

Canara Nidhi Ltd. advanced a Rs.50 lakh loan secured by mortgage and a demand promissory note, which the borrower M. Shashikala failed to repay, leading to an arbitral award of Rs.63.82 lakh. Shashikala filed an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to set aside the award and sought…

DLF Home Developers Ltd (DHDL) entered into share purchase agreements (SPAs) with Rajapura Homes Pvt Ltd and Southern Homes Pvt Ltd, and subsequently executed two Construction Management Service Agreements (RCMA and SCMA) to carry out post‑closing construction obligations. DHDL claimed that the respondents had unreason…

Rohan Builders sought an extension of time under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 after the statutory twelve‑month period (or the six‑month consent‑based extension) for making an arbitral award had expired. The Calcutta High Court had held that such an application was not maintainable, a view e…

The dispute arose when BSNL (appellant) withheld Rs.99.70 crore from Nortel (respondent) after completing a telecom tender. Nortel claimed the amount in May 2014, which BSNL rejected on 4 August 2014. After more than five years, Nortel invoked the arbitration clause on 29 April 2020 and sought appointment of an arbitra…

The appeal concerned the interpretation of Section 11(6A) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, introduced by the 2015 amendment and later omitted by the 2019 amendment. The appellant argued that the Supreme Court or High Court must still examine the existence of an arbitration agreement before appointing arbi…