His contribution to jurisprudence was progressive and limited court intervention, though the Delhi Metro case sticks out like a sore thumb

The decision invalidating unilateral appointments to arbitral tribunals encourages the government to be a more responsible commercial player

While the majority’s decision was grounded in constitutional law, the two partial dissents did not go beyond the Arbitration & Contract Acts

The decision of the Court will also clarify if a person who cannot be an arbitrator is eligible to appoint one

Benches led by CJI Chandrachud are expected to deliver five judgements on matters of minority status, arbitration and public employment

Analysing the tenure of the longest-serving Chief Justice since 2012 doesn’t lend itself to easy generalisations and pithy one-liners

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