How a retired SC judge can earn more in 2 hours than a sitting judge does in an entire monthThere is a reason why many SC judges look forward to their retirement, which allows them to offer legal expertise as arbitrators, or, for t...
11 Jul, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
View: Arbitration in India not only needs to be institutionalised, but also should be assuring and affordableThe Supreme Court took note of this malaise in the 2009 ‘Union of India vs Singh Builders Syndicate’ case by observing that ‘…the cost of a...
10 May, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
Former Infosys immigration head seeks arbitrationThe judge said he could only arbitrate his claims, considering that such a process was mandated by his employment contract.
05 Apr, 2018, 11.20 AM IST
Arbitration council to grade dispute resolution institutions: Law MinisterThe proposal to set up the council is part of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which had received cabinet nod on Wed...
08 Mar, 2018, 11.51 PM IST
India needs best global practices on arbitration: NITI Aayog memberMajor Indian cities have the necessary infrastructures like communication with other facilities to help international arbitrators, the pape...
30 Dec, 2016, 04.07 PM IST
Centre forms committee to study arbitration mechanism to settle commercial disputesRavi Shankar Prasad, Minister for Law & Justice and Information Technology, said that India needs to be made a favoured destination for arb...
30 Dec, 2016, 01.16 AM IST
Arbitration law: Government not to go for stringent timelineLaw Ministry is learnt to have eased the stringent timeline for the settling of commercial disputes proposed in the amendments to the arbit...
04 Aug, 2015, 10.42 PM IST
Reliance Industries names former UK judge as its arbitrator in gas disputeRIL gave the name of Rix, who recently retired as Lord Justice of Appeal with 20 years experience in the Commercial Court and the Court of ...
12 Dec, 2014, 10.16 AM IST
Retired British judge Bernard Rix to be RIL’s arbitrator in KG caseA Reliance spokesperson confirmed that “an arbitrator has been nominated” but declined to give any detail.
12 Dec, 2014, 05.47 AM IST
RIL arbitration: Oil ministry says it challenged Michael McHugh decision to return“This is in response to the government's stand that he ceases to be the chairman of the tribunal once he has declined to act as the presidi...
23 Jul, 2014, 11.42 AM IST
Former Australian judge Michael Hudson McHugh withdraws from arbitration of RIL gas disputeThe SC had named McHugh, former judge of the High Court of Australia, as the third arbitrator in the dispute over cost recovery in KG-D6 ga...
22 Jul, 2014, 04.18 AM IST
National Judicial Commission, government's priority: Ravi Shankar PrasadSpeaking on a private members' Bill in Rajya Sabha, he said the government has a right to be consulted on the matter of appointment of judg...
11 Jul, 2014, 06.55 PM IST
Government proposes new law for uniform tenure, salary in tribunalsAs of now, some tribunals have a three-year tenure for retired judges while, for others, the same may run for five years.
26 Jan, 2014, 12.12 PM IST
Rajasthan's first private court to operate from next weekAll such matters, which have the possibility to be resolved through arbitration with the mutual agreement in the litigants, will be resolve...
07 Jan, 2014, 07.43 PM IST
- Supreme Court asked to disclose rules for appointing arbitrators
SC to make rules for appointment of its retired judges as arbitrators, medical reimbursement by judges and list of resolutions.
05 Aug, 2011, 04.26 PM IST
- Sanjay Khan challenges order to pay Rs 7 cr to Prasar Bharti
Actor and teleserial producer Sanjay Khan has challenged a Delhi High Court order asking his production company, Numero Uno International L...
24 Feb, 2008, 10.29 AM IST
- Jet, Sahara appoint former judges as star arbitrators
Jet Airways and Air Sahara have taken their legal battle a step further by naming eminent retired judges as arbitrators to take their case ...
01 Aug, 2006, 12.06 AM IST