Section 29A Arbitration Act Archives

CIRP and subsequent jurisdictional proceedings constitute sufficient cause: Bombay HC extends SAP India’s Arbitral Tribunal mandate by one year

The High Court held that the delay in completion of the arbitral proceedings could not be attributed to any deliberate, wilful or negligent default on the part of the petitioner or the tribunal and that sufficient cause had been made out for extension of the mandate under Section 29-A (5), Arbitration Act.

Events & Collaborations GHAC Arbitration Week

India’s arbitration wish list: Finality, institutionalisation and judicial discipline at GHAC Arbitration Week 2026

Day 3, Session 1 of GHAC Arbitration Week 2026 brought together senior judges and jurists to examine what India’s arbitration framework should look like after three decades of legislative development, with the discussion focusing on judicial intervention, quality of arbitral awards, institutional arbitration, Section 11 appointments, Section 29A timelines, Section 34 challenges, consistency in Supreme Court jurisprudence and the need for greater professional and procedural discipline.

Section 29A Arbitration Act jurisdiction

Experts Corner Fox & Mandal Law Firm

Resolving the Jurisdictional Conundrum: Unpacking Section 29-A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

by Kartikey Bhatt* and Tanish Arora**

arbitrator's discretion seat of arbitration

Case Briefs High Courts

Arbitrator’s discretion to fix venue/seat of arbitration cannot override parties’ exclusive jurisdiction clause in arbitration agreement: Delhi HC

When parties agree to vest exclusive jurisdiction in a particular court for any dispute arising out of the arbitration clause, it must be presumed that they intended that court only to have supervisory control.