The campaign by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Supreme Court’s Mediation & Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) aims to amicably settle at least two lakh cases before it concludes on 30 September.
Terming them 'criminal wastage' of judicial time, SC tells courts to invoke suo motu powers in cases where legal firms or counsel design arbitration clauses that deliberately misguide.
The India International Arbitration Centre chairman believes process of arbitration needs to be institutionalised so arbitrations become effective alternative dispute redressal mechanism.
It is not clear whether the arbitration route has reduced the propensity of the government, or the private entity for that matter to litigate once it loses its case.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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