Sonali Ahuja, Author at SCC Times

AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026 CIPAA adjudication

AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026: Panel examines Malaysia’s CIPAA adjudication framework, enforcement hurdles and payment recovery

In a panel discussion conducted at the AIAC ADR Week 2026 on the topic “The Cash Flow Continuum: Navigating Malaysia’s Evolving Adjudication Framework”, the panellists delved into the operation of the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act in Malaysia, appointment and role of adjudicators, procedural efficiency, use of AI, applications for stay and setting aside, and much more.

AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026 Enforcing awards

Asia ADR Week Events & Collaborations International

AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026: Navigating enforcement, jurisdiction hurdles, public policy & more via Government of India v. Vedanta Ltd.

In a panel discussion at the AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026 on the topic “Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against States: Insights from The Government of India v. Vedanta Ltd”, the panellists examined the enforcement of international arbitral awards, the supervisory role of courts, jurisdictional challenges, public policy, sovereign immunity, enforcement of annulled awards, and non-signatories.

Asia ADR Week Events & Collaborations International

AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026: Experts discuss Sharia compliance in FinTech disputes, AIAC i-Arbitration Rules 2026, and the role of Islamic ADR

In a panel discussion at the AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026 on the topic “Code, Capital and Compliance: Resolving Disputes in Islamic Fintech”, the panellists delved into smart contracts, Sharia compliance, interim relief, third-party funding, FinTech products, and cross-border Islamic FinTech disputes.

Asia ADR Week Events & Collaborations International

Malaysia’s changing energy landscape: Experts discuss rising data centre demand, energy transition, & contractual risk allocation at AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026

In a panel discussion at the AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026 on the topic “The Changing Energy Landscape”, the panellists examined the evolution of electricity demand in Peninsular Malaysia, the challenges of maintaining capacity adequacy and grid readiness, the future generation mix, and the implications of gas procurement reforms.

Hot Off The Press News

CJP Election Protests: Delhi Police closes 57 Metro Stations from 9 October evening to 10 October

The Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police has declared closure of 57 Metro stations in a letter sent to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

Case Briefs High Courts

Can a husband capable of earning avoid maintenance by pleading inability to pay?: Allahabad HC answers

Rejecting a husband’s revision, the Allahabad HC holds that money is the only soothing legal balm for wife, she can’t be allowed to resign to destiny.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2026 SCC Vol. 7 Part 5: Key Supreme Court Cases on Constitution, GST, Criminal Law and more

Key Supreme Court rulings on Article 227, RTE, Teachers Eligibility Test, custody, GST rebate, etc.

Case Briefs High Courts

MP High Court directs State Bar Council, Bar Association to create guidelines for minimum stipend to be paid to junior advocates

The Court remarked that, “State Bar Council being regulatory body has the heavy burden to see that junior advocates are paid stipend for maintaining their expenses and transportation.”

Domestic Events & Collaborations

From hybrid dispute resolution mechanisms to judicial lawmaking: Experts discuss building blocks and hurdles in the road to Viksit Bharat 2047 at Nyaya Nirmaan 2026

The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) organised the fifth edition of Nyaya Nirmaan 2026: India @ 2047 on 24 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, on the theme “Building the Legal Architecture for a Connected Global Economy”.

Events/Webinars News

“Justice system must find its way to the citizen”: CJI Surya Kant inaugurates Bihar State Legal Services Authority’s Victim Rights Centre, launches transgender helpline

The Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, delivered a remarkable address at the inauguration of Bihar State Legal Services Authority’s four initiatives: a Victim Rights Centre, a Victim Rights Centre Booklet, a Transgender Helpline, and the Flagging Off of Multi-Utility Vehicles.

Legal RoundUp Weekly Roundup

TOP LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS THIS WEEK [21-27th September 2026] | Permanent Constitution Bench; BCI Chairman Row; Rapido’s pre-ride tipping prompts case; and more

A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.

Case Briefs High Courts

“Detrimental to confidence and trust of foreign nationals”: Allahabad HC denies relief to accused persons in large-scale international cyber fraud targeting foreign nationals

The Court remarked that the cyber fraud wherein 119 people were arrested for running an illegal call centre to monetarily scam foreign nationals was detrimental not only to the political, economic and social fabric of the country, but also to the confidence and trust of the foreign nationals of the country.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2026 SCC Vol. 7 Part 3: Key Supreme Court Cases on Constitution, PMLA, Criminal Law, and Arbitration

Key Supreme Court rulings on Article 21, bail, money laundering, arbitral tribunal, etc.

Events & Collaborations India Digital ADR Summit

India Digital ADR Summit 2026: Practitioners discuss enforcement hurdles, jurisprudence & legislative avenues of Emergency Arbitration in India

In a panel discussion held at the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, the panellists explored the need for emergency award, landmark cases, judicial activism v. legislative action, and future of emergency arbitration in India.

Events & Collaborations India Digital ADR Summit

India Digital ADR Summit 2026: Justice Bhargav D. Karia bats for comprehensive statutory framework for enforcement of emergency awards

Speaking at the Summit, Justice Bhargav D. Karia examined the need of emergency arbitration, analysed India’s position on the same, and emphasised the need for a comprehensive statutory framework for enforcement of emergency awards in India regardless of seat.

Legal RoundUp

Top Legal Developments This Week [31 Aug- 6 Sept2026] | NEET-UG 2026 Protest; AI-generated citations; Children’s access to social media; and more

A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.

Domestic Events & Collaborations GHAC Arbitration Week

India’s sovereign interests vs. FDIs: ASG N. Venkataraman and Sr. Adv. Arvind P. Datar discuss taxation, BITs, & future of ISDS at GHAC Arbitration Week 2026

At the GHAC Arbitration Week 2026, organized by the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre (Domestic & International) and the Gujarat High Court, Additional Solicitor General of India Mr. N. Venkataraman and Senior Advocate Mr. Arvind P. Datar discussed retrospective taxation, BITs, foreign investments, and the future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2026 SCC Vol. 7 Part 2: Key Supreme Court Cases on Constitution, Government Grants, and Criminal Law

Key Supreme Court rulings on Article 21, government grants, arrest, and preventive detention.

Vijaya Kumar Rajah at GHAC Arbitration Week 2026

Domestic Events & Collaborations GHAC Arbitration Week

Making of the GHAC — mirage, possibility, probability, or certainty? Vijaya Kumar Rajah SC addresses GHAC Arbitration Week 2026

At the GHAC Arbitration Week 2026, organized by the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre (Domestic & International) and the Gujarat High Court, Former Singapore Supreme Court Judge, Mr. Vijaya Kumar Rajah SC delivered an erudite address providing an overview of not just the global and Indian arbitration landscape but also a guide on how to make a credible arbitration ecosystem.

Domestic Events & Collaborations GHAC Arbitration Week

Three days, three stakeholders, one vision: GHAC Arbitration Week 2026 begins with illustrious speeches at the opening ceremony

Several dignitaries delivered erudite addresses at the opening ceremony of the GHAC Arbitration Week 2026, a 3-day programme dedicated to strengthening Gujarat’s institutional arbitration ecosystem, organized by the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre (Domestic & International) and the Gujarat High Court.