[By Arnav Maru] The author is a fourth year student of MNLU Mumbai. Recently in 2019, both houses of the Parliament passed a Bill to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”). While the Bill is a successor to its 2018 counterpart, it comes with minimal additions and improvements. This blog post focuses on the amendment sought for section 34 of the Act. Section 34 deals…

[By Anshritha Rai] The author is a fifth year student at ILS Law College Pune. In a recent landmark decision of Supreme Court in the case of Gammon Engineers and Contractors Pvt. Ltd. v. NHAI [i], it was held that where the arbitrators’ fee is already fixed by agreement, section 31(8) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter “the Act”) is inapplicable. Section 31(8) of the Act provides power…

[By Saumitra Shrivastava] The author is a fifth year student of NLU Raipur. Introduction The issue of arbitrability of intellectual property rights (hereinafter “IPR”) disputes has always been a subject of great speculation and interest. This is partially because of the massive role of IPR in the world of commerce which eventually leads to a significant number of disputes. For a healthy functioning economy, it is imperative to…

[By Rahul Kanoujia and Venkata Supreeth Kesapragada] The authors are third year students of Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. Introduction In the present case [i], the appellants, Ssangyong Construction Co. a construction company registered under the laws of the Republic of Korea, entered into a contract with the respondent National Highways Authority of India (“NHAI”) a government undertaking overseeing the construction of highways across the territory of India.…