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Topic: Tribunal

Reform or redundancy? A breakdown of DAKSH report on state of commercial tribunals in India

Despite promises of speed, expertise, and accessibility, tribunals mirror court inefficiencies, raising questions about their role in India's justice system.

‘Conflict at later stage, no unilateral power’ — why SC ruled arbitrators can’t alter fees midway

Bench delivered verdict on petition by ONGC that sought to terminate tribunal arbitrating commercial dispute between the public sector undertaking and construction company Afcons.

‘Against contract, law’: Why ONGC is urging SC to remove arbitrators who demanded ‘exorbitant’ fee

3 former judges who were arbitrating between ONGC & construction firm Afcons ‘unilaterally raised fees’ midway, according to the govt-run oil & gas major.

Reforms in tribunals necessary but Modi govt isn’t helping judiciary by scrapping them

The ordinance scraping intellectual property and film certification tribunals is yet another case of the Modi government using a sledgehammer to crack open a difficult nut.

Armed Forces Tribunal has 19,000 pending cases, but here’s why this is least of its problems

With a sanction of 17 benches in 11 locations across India, the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) currently operates with just 4 benches in 3 locations.

Judicial independence diluted — Madras Bar Assn challenges Modi govt rules for tribunal posts

Madras Bar Association’s petition claims the Modi govt’s new rules issued in February 2020 go against norms laid down by Supreme Court last year.

SC won’t close Italian marines case before hearing victim families, seeks compensation cheque

Centre has sought closure of proceedings against the Italian marines in view of an international tribunal ruling. But the SC insists on hearing the victims’ families first.

Indian states have fought over shared rivers for long. Modi must make them cooperate now

The political process under Modi must redefine the Centre-state division of powers on rivers, or take up water agenda along the lines of GST reforms.

In a first, tribunal holds ex-vice-admiral guilty of favouring son-in-law

He has also been ordered to pay a fine. Manu Pubby

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

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.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

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.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.