India: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence tools has generated pressing questions regarding the continued integrity of legal professional privilege.

International arbitration operates in an ethical gray zone when confronted with illegally obtained evidence. This paper examines whether arbitral tribunals possess the authority...

This article examines the legal framework governing the admissibility of electronic evidence under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with particular reference to the requirements of hash value disclosure and expert certification. It analyses the procedural safeguards mandated by recent judicial pronouncements and the practical challenges faced by investigators, lawyers, and courts in ensuring the authenticity and reliability of digital evidence.

The Supreme Court of India, through its judgment dated 11.08.2026 in Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Rajeev Vasant Sheth and Others , set aside the order of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (“SAT”) and restored the finding of insider trading recorded by SEBI against the promoters of Tara Jewels Limited.

Recently, in Eurochem North-West-2 v. Tecnimont SPA, the Hon'ble Bombay High Court rejected Eurochem's application seeking an injunction to restrain Tecnimont from disposing of its assets in India up to the value of Eurochem's claim, as evidenced by a judgement it secured from the Commercial Court of the City of Moscow ("Moscow Court").

Redevelopment in Mumbai is rarely just about bricks and mortar. More often, it is about power, memory, and the stubborn mathematics of majority rule. When Polestar Realtors Pvt. Ltd. found itself staring at twenty-six holdouts in a sixty-three-member housing society in Bandra, the dispute landed before Justice Amit Borkar at the Bombay High Court.

The Calcutta High Court has ruled on a critical distinction in GST proceedings regarding the timing requirements for demand orders under Section 73 of the CGST Act. When an order is digitally signed within the limitation period but uploaded to the portal after the statutory deadline, does this constitute a valid issuance or a procedural violation that invalidates the demand?

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled on a critical procedural issue regarding the service of show cause notices and orders under the CGST Act, 2017. The judgment addresses whether uploading documents on the GST Common Portal constitutes valid service upon taxpayers and examines the complex navigation requirements that assessees face in accessing such notices.

The Supreme Court of India reaffirmed the constitutional principle that judicial intervention must not disrupt ongoing electoral processes, dismissing a writ petition challenging the rejection of a Rajya Sabha nomination. The judgment reinforces that election-related disputes can only be challenged through election petitions after the electoral process concludes, maintaining the balance between judicial review and electoral continuity under Article 329(b) of the Constitution.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that ratifying the New York Convention does not automatically waive sovereign immunity in arbitral award enforcement proceedings. This decision clarifies the distinction between...

A Decree Holder seeks to execute an arbitral award of ₹385 crore through attachment and sale of properties, while Judgment Debtors argue they are undergoing Personal Insolvency Resolution Process under IBC, 2016. The central question is whether execution proceedings can continue when the statutory moratorium has expired but insolvency proceedings remain active, and whether this would grant preferential treatment disrupting the proposed repayment plan.

Our Partner, Sidharth Sethi, was invited as a speaker by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice (DLA MoL&J) and the India International Arbitration Centre...