Arbitration
The arbitration practice takes in domestic and international commercial arbitrations, ad hoc and institutional, and the court proceedings that accompany a reference: interim relief, appointment of tribunals, challenges to awards and enforcement. Its lawyers have represented clients in references under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) and JAMS, seated in India and abroad. The firm acts for contractors and principals, insurers and insureds, and parties in disputes with government and state-controlled entities, in India and overseas.
The legal framework
The practice works under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, amended in 2015, 2019 and 2021, whose Part I follows the Model Law of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. India-seated references are supervised by the Indian courts under Part I; foreign awards are enforced under Part II, which gives effect to the New York Convention 1958 and the Geneva Convention 1927. Institutional references proceed under rules including those of the ICC, SIAC and LCIA, and of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration and the Delhi International Arbitration Centre; investment treaty arbitration is handled on an advisory basis.
Scope
Domestic and international commercial arbitrations, ad hoc and institutional, including references under the ICC, SIAC, LCIA, ICA and JAMS rules.
Foreign-seated references, including arbitrations seated at Singapore, London, Geneva and Zurich, and contracts governed by foreign law.
Advice on questions of Indian law in offshore SIAC and LCIA arbitrations, including disputes between promoters and private equity investors, with parallel interim protection sought from the Indian courts.
Arbitration-related litigation: interim relief under Section 9, appointment of arbitrators under Section 11, challenges to awards under Section 34 and enforcement of domestic awards under Section 36 of the Act.
Enforcement and execution of foreign awards under Part II of the Act, including service of documents abroad under the Hague Service Convention 1965.
Construction and engineering arbitrations under EPC and turnkey contracts, covering variation, prolongation, extension-of-time and liquidated damages claims, for contractors and principals.
Concession arbitrations involving ports and the National Highways Authority of India.
Insurance and reinsurance arbitrations, for insurers and insureds, including claims under material damage, advance loss of profits and errors and omissions covers.
Take-or-pay disputes under long-term gas sales contracts, and arbitrations involving government and state-controlled entities.
Technology arbitrations, including disputes under software licensing and master services agreements.
Writing on this subject
Delayed and Unworkable Arbitral Awards
Manvi Adlakha · Mondaq · 2 January 2026
Mere use of the term “Arbitration” does not constitute an arbitration agreement
Manvi Adlakha, Mahima Tayal · Mondaq · 2 January 2026
Jurisdiction of Indian Courts to Grant Anti-Arbitration Injunctions in Foreign-Seated Arbitrations
Rajat Pradhan, Padmanabh Sethunath, Simran Parmani · Mondaq · 15 December 2025
Need of the Hour — Statutory Recognition to Emergency Awards passed in foreign seated arbitrations
Shivam Tiwari, Shruti Mishra · Mondaq · 12 December 2025
Distinction between Lex Contractus, Lex Arbitri and Lex Fori
Manvi Adlakha · Mondaq · 5 August 2025