“Interference at Every Stage Will Kill Arbitration”: Supreme Court Warns Courts on Arbitral Awards

The Supreme Court said repeated court challenges to arbitral awards defeat the purpose of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Courts must interfere only on limited grounds, as excessive judicial intervention frustrates speedy dispute resolution.

ANALYSIS| Court’s Power to Modify Arbitral Awards: Gayatri Balasamy v ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited Case

The Supreme Court will determine a crucial legal question about the scope of judicial intervention in arbitral awards under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.