UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration

The Supreme Court examined whether an order by the Chief Justice of India (or his designate) under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, appointing an arbitrator, is an adjudicatory order that can be challenged by a petition for special leave under Article 136 of the Constitution. The Court held tha…

Sundaram Finance Ltd entered into a hire‑purchase agreement for two wind‑turbine generators with NEPC India Ltd, which contained an arbitration clause. After the respondent defaulted on payments, the appellant sought interim custody of the equipment under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and the…

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) awarded a construction contract to Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., which included a price‑adjustment formula based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) old series. When the Ministry of Industrial Development stopped publishing the old series and introduced a …

M/s Arif Azim Co. Ltd., an Afghan distributor, entered into a 2010 distributorship agreement with M/s Micromax Informatics FZE (UAE) that contained an arbitration clause designating Dubai as the venue and subjecting the arbitration to UAE Arbitration and Conciliation rules. After a credit dispute, the petitioner sought…