By Anonymous INTRODUCTION Technological Developments in the field of information and introduction of computers have made a turning point in the history of human civilization. It has brought about a sea change in all fields of human activity. It has resulted in enhanced efficiency, productivity, and quality of output in […]
Institution of Ombudsman-A Legislative and Judicial Outlook
By Sumit and Oshoneesh Waghmare, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, Telangana Editor’s note: An ombudsman is a public advocate who is usually appointed by the government, with a significant degree of independence, and is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration or […]
Formal and Informal Dispute Resolution
By Sahil Arora, JGLS Introduction In this booming economy and the competitive world, it is natural for people to have opposing interests, needs, and values. Having a conflict is not a problem; rather people live with it every day. Conflicts become harmful only when they take the shape of disputes. […]
Confidentiality In Arbitration: An Unsolved Arena
By Udisha Ghosh, Symbiosis Law School, Pune “Editor’s Note: One of the main reasons why arbitration is preferred over litigation is because of the confidentiality of proceedings and the award. It maintains the autonomy of the parties and prevents them from unwanted publicity. However, many international rules and national statutes do […]
Passive Personality Principle: An Overview
By Sanjana Sahu, School of Law- KIIT University Editor’s Note: This paper discusses the passive personality principle in general. Firstly, there is a determination of jurisdictional competence of a State under which this theory is established which is the criminal, extra- territorial jurisdiction of the State. This paper first defines this principle, […]
The Indian Legal Service Market And GATS
By Amrit Subhadarsi, KIIT School of Law, Bhuvaneshwar “EDITOR’S NOTE:- This piece analyses the prospect of liberalization of the Indian legal service market in light of India’s international commitments under the General Agreement on Trade and Services( GATS). The Advocates Act,1961 and the Bar Council Of India Rules have placed […]
Lok Adalats
By Oyshee Gupta (CNLU Patna ) & Suhaas Arora (RGNUL, Patiala) “EDITOR’S NOTE:- This piece discusses the dispute resolution mechanism that is known as Lok Adalats. Instituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987, Lok Adalats beckon the bright future of alternate dispute resolutions in India.The institution has attracted […]
Case Comments on White Industries v. Republic Of India
Aditya P Arora RGNUL, Patiala “Editor’s Note: The paper analyses the case of White Industries v. Republic of India which was the first judgment on investment ruling of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) for India. India lost the case, but the experience has led to deliberations on a better, stronger version […]
Arbitration in India and UK: A Comparative Study
Arbitration is an alternative to litigation and any dispute that is civil in nature can be adjudicated through it. However, the independence to refer issues to arbitration is somewhat limited in India because the legislature has pre-existing institutions where issues are to be handled. For instance, Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) passed an order barring arbitration in matters of telecom and broadcasting as there was no scope for it under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India act, 1997. Surprisingly the English law has not expressly defined Arbitrability in its act and this lack of definition makes it difficult to understand the concept as to which disputes are arbitrable and which in fact are not. However, the definitions extracted from various case laws state that Arbitrability depends on the civil nature of the suit and capability for legal determination and that prior agreement that dispute be referred for arbitration must exist between the parties to the dispute. Therefore, there is a very thin line of difference between arbitration in India and UK, and a comparative analysis of the two would be beneficial.
Foreign Judgments in the context of Indian Law and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
By Shreesha Bhatt, Shivansh Agarwal & Ashutosh Gondli, GNLU Editor’s Note: This paper deals with the enforcement of foreign judgments in India and also discusses the enforcement of Arbitral Awards. INTRODUCTION A decree in India, either foreign or domestic, has to be enforced under provisions of the Civil Procedure Code, […]
Arbitral Immunity: India and Abroad
By Debkanya Naskar, NUJS INTRODUCTION Arbitral immunity is a protection mechanism guaranteed to the arbitrators against any civil liability arising from their adjudicatory function.[i] This protection enables them to act impartially and without the fear of adverse litigations from the losing side.[ii] But given that arbitration is an alternate mechanism […]
Institutional Arbitration – The Dawn of Expeditious Justice System
Even though arbitration was known to the Indian legal and business community, only the ad hoc form found credence while the concept of institutional arbitration is relatively new. In an institutional arbitration, the arbitration agreement designates an arbitral institution to administer the arbitration. The parties then submit their disputes to the institution that intervenes and administers the arbitral process as provided by the rules of that institution. These rules and procedures are more likely to produce consistent and predictable results because of the institution’s experience and assets, providing greater resources to facilitate the arbitration. It was the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 which infused a fresh lease of life into this concept and with a constrained ambit of public policy, its scope in the nation is bound to be infinitude.
ADR in India: Legislations and Practices
Settlement of disputes through reference to a third party is a part of the volkgiest of India since times immemorial. It has undergone a phenomenal metamorphosis, growing from the stage of village elders sitting under a banyan tree and resolving disputes to the stage of gaining a statutory recognition. India has put in place a progressive piece of legislation which is essentially based on the Model Law and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The Parliament enacted the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996 with a view to making arbitration less technical and more useful and effective, which not only removes many serious defects of the earlier arbitration law, but also incorporates modern concepts of arbitration. What it now needs is inculcation of the culture of arbitration within the bar, the bench and the arbitral community.
