AMENDMENTS TO INDIA'S ARBITRATION ACT: AN ANALYSIS

Published On: 01/12/2015

Practice Area: Dispute Resolution

Authors:

Ran Chakrabarti
Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri
Ray Vikram Nath
Avinaash Singh Gautama
Last month, the Government of India passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (the "Ordinance") amending the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the "Act") with a view to generally restrict the courts from challenging an arbitration award. This article highlights the key provisions of the Ordinance and its likely effect on the dispute resolution landscape in India.