Introduction Recently, the Supreme Court of India (the ‘Supreme Court’), in J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency v. Rash Builders India Private Limited[i], revisited the distinction between the ‘seat’ and ‘venue’ of arbitration. In this special leave petition before itself, the Court reversed the decision of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (the ‘High Court’) wherein the High Court … Read More

A division bench of the Supreme Court of India (the “Supreme Court”), on 5th January 2026, reversed a decision of the High Court of Kerala (the ”High Court”) on the question whether the failure to issue a notice under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the “Act”) by a party precludes the party from claiming a dispute … Read More