Delhi High Court Revives Otsuka-Trans Engineers 'NIL' Award, Says Extra Work Claim Was Not Proved

The Delhi High Court on 1 September restored a “NIL” arbitral award rejecting Trans Engineers India Pvt. Ltd.'s Rs. 28.37 crore claim for additional work in Otsuka Chemical (India) Pvt. Ltd.'s Rs. 71 crore turnkey “Lion Project” for expansion of its chemical manufacturing plant at Kotputli, Rajasthan. A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain held that the Single Judge had exceeded the limited scope of review under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by...

Post-2015 Challenge Does Not Apply Amended Arbitrator Eligibility Rules To Earlier Arbitration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that merely filing a challenge to an arbitral award after the 2015 amendments to the arbitration law does not, by itself, make the amended rules on arbitrator eligibility applicable to an arbitration that commenced earlier. Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that where arbitration proceedings had commenced before October 23, 2015, the validity of the arbitrator's appointment must be examined under the law applicable to those proceedings. The subsequent...

Delhi High Court Says Advance Service Mandatory For Fair Hearing In Second Plea Over Nagpur Logistics Park

The Delhi High Court on 1 September dismissed a second petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 filed by DC Multi Modal Park Pvt. Ltd., after noting that the company had obtained a status quo order without advance-serving the successful bidder, even though it had the bidder's complete contact details.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela held that advance service in proceedings seeking interim relief is essential to ensure that parties who may be affected by an order get...

Once Referred To Arbitration Suit Cannot Remain Pending Before Civil Court: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on 31 August held that once a civil court refers parties to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the suit does not remain pending before the civil court. A Division Bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Sandip Kumar De allowed an appeal by Badri Narayan Bhatter and another, restored a partition suit and directed the Trial Court to appoint a Receiver for the disputed Kolkata property. The judges held: “...Section 8 of the...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Monthly Digest: August 2026

NOMINAL INDEXSantosh Associate Private Limited v. Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd., 2026 LLBiz SC 277 Central Depository Services (India) Limited v. Daksha Narendra Bhavsar & Anr., 2026 LLBiz SC 268 National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd. v. Ishvakoo (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz SC 266 Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. v. Parsa Kente Collieries Limited, 2026 LLBiz SC 262 KKH Finvest Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. Ashiesh Shukla and...

Delhi High Court Orders Forensic Audit To Trace Alleged Fortis Share Dissipation In Daiichi Arbitration Case

On 31 August, the Delhi High Court ordered a comprehensive forensic audit into the alleged dissipation of assets involving Fortis Healthcare Limited (FHL), its former promoters Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, their downstream entities, and 17 banks and financial institutions. Justice Subramonium Prasad directed S Ramanand Aiyar & Co. to reconstruct the chain of transactions involving Fortis shares, identify the persons and entities involved, and examine whether Court orders...

Karnataka High Court Allows Villa Buyer To Place RTI Records In Award Challenge Over Occupancy Certificate

The Karnataka High Court on 25 August partly allowed villa buyer A.R. Krishnamani's petition and set aside an order of the Bengaluru Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge refusing to take on record Right to Information (RTI) replies and other official documents concerning a disputed occupancy certificate. Justice Suraj Govindaraj held that a party challenging an arbitral award on the ground of fraud can produce additional evidence before a Court exercising jurisdiction under Section 34 of...

Executing Court Cannot Reject Award Where Parties Mutually Nominated Arbitrator: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on 4 August held that an executing court cannot refuse to enforce an arbitral award on the ground of unilateral appointment of the arbitrator when the parties themselves had mutually nominated the arbitrator in their agreement. Justice Easwaran set aside an order of the Additional District Court, Kozhikode, which had dismissed an execution petition filed by Hedge Finance Limited to enforce an arbitral award for Rs. 3.47 lakh with 18% interest against Sangeetha A.V. The...

Arbitrator Can Award Escalation For Employer-Caused Delay Without Contractual Clause: J&K High Court

On 29 August, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that an Arbitrator can award escalation for delay attributable to the employer even when the contract does not contain a 'Price Escalation Clause'. Justice Shahzad Azeem upheld an arbitral award of Rs. 21.19 lakh in favour of a contractor, finding that the Arbitrator had based the escalation award on the Department's default in supplying construction material and supported the finding with evidence. The Bench held: “The...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: August 24 - August 29, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXShri Jankiraman Maharaj v. National Highway Authority of India and Others, 2026 LLBiz HC (MP) 60 Moshers v. Shri Mittal Agritech Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz HC (MP) 61 Sugat Jain v. Amit Jain & Anr. (with connected matter), 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 889 August Purple Services Private Limited & Anr. v. Axis Trustee Services Limited & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 891 General Manager Telecom District Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd v. Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council and...

Delhi HC Sets Aside Single Judge's Arbitrator Appointment In International Arbitration, Says SC Has Power

On 20 August, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court set aside a Single Judge's order appointing a retired Supreme Court judge as sole arbitrator to resolve disputes between August Purple Services Private Limited, Axis Trustee Services Limited and other parties, after both sides agreed that the arbitration was an international commercial arbitration. Justices C. Hari Shankar and Vinod Kumar observed that an arbitration becomes an international commercial arbitration where one of the parties...

Karnataka High Court Restrains Sale Of 386.541 MT Cashews, Says Arbitration Orders Bind Strangers

On 27 August, the Karnataka High Court granted interim protection to UAE-based cashew trading company COAF FZE over 386.541 metric tonnes of raw cashew nuts lying in 15 containers at New Mangalore Port, restraining UAE-based supplier Avanikailani Commodities LLC, Indian cashew trader Sindhu Cashew India Pvt. Ltd. and two individuals claiming rights over the cargo from selling, transferring, diverting or otherwise dealing with it.Justice M.G.S. Kamal held that an interim order preserving the...