Can Arbitral Awards Be Modified in Setting Aside Proceedings? — A Brief on the Supreme Court’s Reinterpretation of Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
by Aashish Gupta*, Puneeth Ganapathy** and Rishab Aggarwal***
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Tender alterations after bid submission arbitrary and violative of Article 14: Calcutta High Court
Respondent authorities are instructed to proceed with the tender process based on the original tender document.
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