Supreme Court

When procedure is used to defeat Arbitration: Why SC’s ruling in Bhagheeratha Engg. Matters?

by Ayush Kumar Singh The Supreme Court’s judgment in M/s Bhagheeratha Engineering Ltd. v. State of Kerala, 2026 INSC 4 addresses a recurring and increasingly misused procedural objection in Indian arbitration practice: Whether the absence of a notice under Section 21 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 can invalidate otherwise valid arbitral claims. The […]

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Supreme Court’s NOIDA Judgment: A Turning Point for Urban Governance and Accountability

– by Ayush Kumar Singh On 13 August 2025 the SupremeCourt accepted a Special Investigation Team’s report about NOIDA’s land-compensation practices, highlighted serious governance gaps, and issued immediate, concrete directions: a fresh SIT (headed by senior IPS officers), immediate registration of enquiries/FIRs where warranted, fast-tracked prosecution sanctions where necessary, mandatory appointment of a Chief Vigilance

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