Gulnar A. Mistry

The original promise of the PIL from the 1980s, based on social justice, has devolved into a confused and intimidating jurisprudence

One unnecessary advance for curative petitions, two steps backward for arbitration

By affirming that non-signatories can be parties, the ruling provides a fillip to arbitration as a mode of dispute resolution

The SC's recent decision invalidating unstamped arbitration agreements poses practical difficulties in resolving urgent matters.