Constitution Bench cases on affirmative action, mining taxes, arbitration and driving licences dominated the Court’s docket in August

The DMRC curative judgement was in step with India’s arbitration legislation, which codifies the qualifications to the doctrine of finality

The government’s messaging on India being arbitration-friendly has been somewhat muddied by recent developments—in court and outside it

The Court’s protectionist stance in the DMRC case may spook both domestic and foreign private players from doing business with government

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

As 2023 ended, we at SCO thematically broke down what the Court said on key issues of the year

2023 was an action-packed year for the Supreme Court. Here’s SCO’s review of the Top 10 judgements from 2023 and their fallout.

2023 has been an action-packed year at the Supreme Court. We feature 10 significant judgments and their fallout

Two Constitution Bench cases expanded the ambit of arbitration in India

SC's clarifications on the Group of Companies doctrine in arbitration weave in flexibility while maintaining guardrails around the approach

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

As a seven-judge bench deliberates the validity of an unstamped arbitration agreement, we detail everything that has happened so far