A Division Bench of the Patna High Court held that a 2018 notification appointing Divisional Commissioners as arbitrators under the National Highways Act operates prospectively and does not affect pending arbitrations, but set aside an award on Gaya land acquired for NH-82 and ordered compensation reassessed with solatium and interest under the 1894 Act.
Justice Lapita Banerji of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has called for a status report from the District Judge, Sri Muktsar Sahib, explaining an anomaly in an August 19, 2026 order in execution proceedings against judgment debtors, including the recording of a High Court stay order that the award holder says was never passed, and has listed the civil revision on November 30, 2026.
Where a contract expressly bars interest not only on money withheld due to a dispute but also, as a separate ground, on delayed payments, the bar is complete and disables an arbitral tribunal from awarding pre-reference interest, the Supreme Court held, setting aside a High Court order that had restored such interest. New Delhi: The […]
The Supreme Court has set aside the appointment of an arbitral tribunal, and the drastic Section 17 interim orders it passed freezing bank accounts and permitting takeover of properties, as non est in law, holding that the tribunal had been appointed without the appellants’ consent and in the face of a clear objection alleging its close links with the opposite party. Observing that arbitration, though it rhymes with the word, cannot result in an arbitrary measure, the Court appointed a fresh arbitrator and ordered restitution of the amounts and properties.
In a fresh Section 9 arbitration petition, BharatPe’s parent Resilient Innovations has asked the Delhi High Court to restrain any transfer of or encumbrance over the warrants of Unity Small Finance Bank without its written consent, alleging a breach of the shareholders’ agreement. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice and listed the matter for October 1. No interim order has been passed yet.
