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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.
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.
At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, a panel of senior mediators and practitioners examined the implementation of the Mediation Act, 2023, focusing on institutional mediation, mediator accreditation, community and online mediation, and the changing role of lawyers in dispute resolution.
At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, Justice Sonia Gokani discussed the evolution of mediation after the Mediation Act, 2023, highlighting institutionalisation, mediator training, accreditation, specialised panels, community mediation and the role of human governance alongside technology.
At the India Digital ADR Summit 2026, Attorney General R. Venkataramani and Justice N. V. Anjaria highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence in arbitration while stressing the need for human judgment, verification, fairness, confidentiality and control over AI-assisted decision-making.
Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal highlighted the need to balance the use of artificial intelligence in arbitration with human judgment, while Justice M. R. Shah stressed that AI should not replace the human mind.
At the summit’s inaugural ceremony, marked by the ceremonial lighting of the lamp and the unveiling of SAMYAK, IDDRC’s new ODR platform, Prof. Purvi Pokhariyal outlined NFSU’s plans to digitise dispute resolution from filing to award.