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The fifth and final day of IIDW 2026 brought together judges, senior advocates, academics, practitioners, and international delegates for a series of discussions on arbitration, mediation, and institutional reform, culminating in reflections on India’s evolving role as a trusted seat of dispute resolution.
Day 1 of India International Disputes Week 2026, commenced in Chandigarh with the launch of the Chandigarh International Arbitration Centre (CIAC), an initiative of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, marking an important institutional development in India’s dispute resolution ecosystem.
The revised procedure come into force under the tenure of the newly appointed Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant.
The directive introduced in under the tenure of the newly appointed Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, will come into effect from 01-12- 2025.
CJI Surya Kant’s Constitution Day address reaffirmed access to justice as central to India’s constitutional design.
Justice Surya Kant has succeeded 52nd CJI B.R. Gavai, who demitted office on 23-11-2025. Justice Surya Kant’s Chief Justiceship will last till February 2027.
Justice Surya Kant will take charge as Chief Justice with effect from 24-11-2025 and succeed CJI B.R. Gavai who will retire on 23-11-2025.
The Supreme Court in Kedar Nath Yadav v. State of W.B., (2017) 11 SCC 601, had quashed the acquisition proceedings for Tata Motors’ Nano Car project in Singur, Hooghly and directed restoration of land to the original landowners/cultivators by the State.
A comprehensive report of the Day 3 of the Delhi Arbitration Weekend 2025, where the discussions concluded with the last panel discussing enforceability and the esteemed speakers delivering insightful speeches in the closing ceremony.
“The will of the people, expressed through the election result, should be respected, unless it has been corrupted by fraudulent practices, in which case, the court should intervene without hesitation.”
The application of the doctrine of merger, in every case, shall be accompanied by an awareness of its limitations and shall not be wielded to close avenues for addressing genuine concerns. Prioritizing justice and fairness shall supersede an absolute insistence on finality.
Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairman, NALSA, inaugurated the facility for rehabilitation and social reintegration of persons in custody.
“The special pan India mediation campaign is being organised with the objectives to settle suitable matters pending in the Courts, from the Taluka Courts to the High Courts, and taking mediation to every nook and corner of the country as people’s friendly mode of dispute resolution.”
On 07-05-2025, EBC organised a book release event for the launch of Former CJI N.V. Ramana’s book titled ‘Narratives off the Bench: A Judge Speaks’ at the Delhi High Court.
“This is not a memoir in the usual sense, it is something rarer, a public record of judicial reflections formed in the framework of constitutional responsibility and offered in the spirit of service to public life” – Justice Vikram Nath
Amid ongoing Indo-Pak tensions and in light of Operation Sindoor, the Supreme Court underscored the paramount importance of safeguarding the dignity and morale of women officers serving in the Indian Army.
On 07-05-2025, EBC organised a book release event for the launch of Former CJI N.V. Ramana’s book titled ‘Narratives off the Bench: A Judge Speaks’ at the Delhi High Court.
The homebuyers’ case was that almost 70-80% of the loan amounts under subvention schemes were disbursed by the banks to the builders-cum-developers as ‘first tranche’, without due diligence, despite project milestones not having achieved.
Earlier, the Court had permitted him to attend a ‘Fatiha’ ceremony of his father Mukhtar Ansari, who died on 28-03-2024.
Allahabadia and his associates were barred from airing any show on YouTube or any other audio/video visual mode of communication over India’s Got Latent Row.