High Court Cannot Reopen Arbitration Maintainability In Award Challenge After Final Reference-Stage Ruling: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that where a court has already conclusively ruled in proceedings under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 that arbitration is maintainable and that finding has attained finality, the issue cannot be reopened later in a Section 37 challenge to the arbitral award. “When the Courts have ruled on the fact that application under Section 11 of the Act was maintainable and when such a decision has attained finality, revisiting the issue of...

Supreme Court Appoints Arbitrator In Ucon-Utracon Dispute Over 'Utracon' Brand Use, Share Sale Pact

The Supreme Court on April 30 appointed former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice K. Kannan as sole arbitrator to resolve a dispute between Chennai-based Ucon PT Structural System Pvt. Ltd. and Singapore-based Utracon entities over an alleged breach of a 2012 share sale agreement. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said objections relating to limitation, arbitrability, and the scope of the arbitration clause would be decided by the arbitral...

Non-Signatory Collaborator Whose Role Was Essential To Contract Can Invoke Arbitration: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a collaborator whose technical expertise was essential for a contractor to qualify for a project bid can invoke the arbitration clause in the principal contract.This would apply where the collaborator's role makes it effectively a party to the agreement.“The meetings convened between the Employer, the Contractor and the Collaborator, after delay in execution of the contract, the tripartite agreement entered into between them and the further communications...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Monthly Digest: April 2026

Supreme CourtNo Immediate Challenge To Arbitrator's Rejection Of Jurisdiction Plea; Must Wait For Final Award: Supreme CourtCase Title MCM Worldwide Private Limited v. M/s. Construction Industry Development CouncilCase Number Civil Appeal (arising out of SLP (C) No. 33075 of 2025)Citation 2026 LLBiz SC 171The Supreme Court has recently held that when a claim is challenged as time-barred to question an arbitrator's jurisdiction, and the arbitrator rejects that objection, the party cannot...

No Immediate Challenge To Arbitrator's Rejection Of Jurisdiction Plea; Must Wait For Final Award: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that when a claim is challenged as time-barred to question an arbitrator's jurisdiction, and the arbitrator rejects that objection, the party cannot challenge it midway and must wait until the final award. A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran observed that "In that situation, there is no option for the party aggrieved by the decision of the arbitrator upon the application filed under Section 16 except to wait till the conclusion of...

OYO Moves Supreme Court Against Gujarat HC Ruling On Arbitral Award Execution In Dispute with Meridian Hotels

OYO Hotels and Homes Pvt Ltd has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Gujarat High Court ruling that declined to interfere with execution proceedings enforcing an arbitral award in favour of Meridian Hotels Pvt Ltd in a dispute arising out of a hotel management agreement. The matter is likely to be heard on May 11 by a bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe. The ruling under challenge was delivered on February 19, 2026. The dispute stems from a 2018 Management Services...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With ₹66.31 Lakh Award In Favour Of Aakash In Coaching Franchise Dispute

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday dismissed a plea by Paramount Learning Solutions in a franchise dispute involving an Aakash Educational Services Ltd. coaching centre. It declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's judgment of August 7, 2025, which had upheld an arbitral award in favour of Aakash. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe declined to interfere with the High Court's ruling. The High Court had affirmed an arbitral award relating to the operation of an Aakash...

Supreme Court Stays Arbitration In ₹36.53 Crore AP E-Challan Dispute Involving Digi Yatra Developer

The Supreme Court recently stayed further arbitration proceedings in a Rs. 36.53 crore dispute between the Andhra Pradesh government and Dataevolve Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the developer of the Digi Yatra app, over settlement of accounts under an e-challan software contract. A Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi issued notice on the State's special leave petition challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order appointing a...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: April 20- April 25, 2026

Nominal IndexV.K. John S. Mukanchand Bothra and HUF (Died) Represented By Lrs. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz SC 163Home Care Retail Marts Pvt. Ltd. v. Haresh N. Sanghavi, 2026 LLBiz SC 168UPM Kymmene Corporation v. The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 413Delhi Jal Board v. M/s Metro Waste Handling Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 394Titagarh Rail Systems Limited v. Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 406Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited v. Sakuma...

Unsuccessful Party Can Seek Interim Relief Under Arbitration Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India on Friday held that any party to an arbitration agreement, including one that has been unsuccessful in arbitral proceedings and has no enforceable award in its favour, is entitled to seek interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. It clarified that such relief can be sought at the post-award stage but before enforcement. A Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manoj Misra observed that “Section 9 of the Act commences with the...

Legal Representatives Have Right To Challenge Arbitral Awards That Bind Them: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday held that if an arbitral award can be enforced against the legal representatives of a deceased party, they must also have the right to challenge it under the law, holding that such representatives “step into the shoes” of the deceased for the purposes of arbitral proceedings. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi observed that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act is a self-contained code and emphasises continuity of arbitral proceedings, particularly...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: April 13- April 18, 2026

Nominal IndexVPS Healthcare Private Limited & Anr v. Prabhat Kumar Srivastava & Anr, 2026 LLBiz SC 150J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency v. Rash Builders India Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz SC 155Nagreeeka Indcon Products Pvt. Ltd. v. Cargocare Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz SC 158CCDM Holdings LLC v The Republic of India S90/2025Austin Hyundai (Austin Distributors Pvt Ltd) v. Axalta Coating Systems India Pvt Ltd, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 387MSA Global LLC (Oman) v. Engineering...