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Reaffirming the importance of environmental flows, biodiversity conservation, and institutional accountability, the Supreme Court stressed that environmental protection requires sustained and time-bound action on the ground rather than mere administrative assurances or delayed compliance.
At International Arbitration Day during LIDW26, leading practitioners, academics and judges examined due process challenges in arbitration, discussing public policy review, the Semenya litigation, corruption-based challenges, AI-assisted decision-making, expert evidence and judicial scrutiny of arbitral awards.
by Arush Khanna* and Akarsh Pandey**
“A possible view by an Arbitrator on facts has necessarily to pass muster as the Arbitrator is the ultimate master of the quantity and quality of evidence to be relied upon when he delivers his arbitral award.”
“The scope of Section 34 review, though narrow, does permit the court to excise patently illegal portions of an award, even if a granular item-by-item objection was not pleaded, so long as the broad ground was raised and both parties had opportunity to address.”
“Acceptance of appointment, even under protest, amounts to exhaustion of the one-time benefit. There cannot be endless negotiation or choice in such appointments, which are an exception to the general rule of recruitment.”
“In most of the cases, we found that the age of the victim/child/girl is between 16 to 18 years and the age of the offender is 19 to 22 years. In our opinion, this is a serious issue and threat to the future of the youth of the country.”
Arbitration with States and State-Owned Entities in Asia and MENA: Tips, Traps & Tacts
by Senu Nizar† and Velpula Audityaa††
“Democratically elected nations burgeon on absolutely free and impartial elections and India being a colossal democracy demands such a process.”
Latest Update in the Case: As reported by ANI, Telangana High Court orders to preserve the bodies of the accused, till 13-12-2019.
A representation was made at the Chief Justice’s Office on 6-12-2019, wherein the request for judicial intervention was placed with respect to