CONCILIATION PROCEEDINGS
AI Express decides to defer inquiries against cabin crew; next conciliation meeting on Aug 8
Air India Express cabin crew issues are discussed in conciliation meetings. BMS delegation meets Civil Aviation Minister to address support and salary concerns. Proposal for tri-party meeting involving AIX Connect is under consideration.
AI Express union alleges unfair labour practices; seeks intervention of labour commissioner
Air India Express' cabin crew union has alleged unfair labour practices by the airline, including in issuance of charge sheets to its members, and sought the intervention of the labour commissioner to resolve the issues. The Air India Express Employees Union (AIXEU), which is affiliated with the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, has written a letter to the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) in this regard.
SC suggests the Parliament bring amendment to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
The Supreme Court suggests amending the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to include a specific time limit for appointing an arbitrator. It ruled in favor of the Afghanistan-based company and appointed Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul as the sole arbitrator.
Arbitral award dispute: HC asks SpiceJet MD Ajay Singh to appear in January
The Delhi High Court has requested SpiceJet's Managing Director Ajay Singh to appear in January in a dispute over interest dues on an arbitral award of over Rs 570 crore passed in favour of media baron Kalanithi Maran. SpiceJet and its MD are liable to pay around Rs 4.40 crore to the decree holder, Kal Airways. However, SpiceJet's counsel disputed this figure, stating that the remaining balance dues are Rs 194 crore.
View: Stitches to glitches in Arbitration Act
With mounting pressure on the Courts and mushrooming of arbitration related cases, specialized arbitration tribunals like NCLT, NCDRC or NGT should be created, which deal exclusively with arbitration matters under Section 9, 11, 34, 36 etc.
Air India pilots' union seeks conciliation proceedings with management to sort out issues
"The Indian Commercial Pilots Association requests you to take urgent note of the escalating situation, and immediately and without any further delay, restrain the management of Air India Ltd from changing the conditions of service of its pilots... especially since the management continues to remain unresponsive to the pleas of its pilots," the letter said.
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UP RERA resolves 1150 dispute through conciliation forum
Most of the disputes had been received from the allottees of the projects in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut, and Bulandshahar. UP RERA has appointed RD Paliwal, a senior retired administrative officer as conciliator in NCR conciliation forum for resolution of disputes through mediation.
Maharashtra RERA aims to expedite conciliation resolutions with new guidelines
The regulator is looking to streamline the process of hearing and disposal of the complaints referred to MahaRERA Conciliation and Disputes Resolution Forum, for which the procedural guidelines should be prescribed by the MahaRERA for hearing of complaints referred by MahaRERA.
SC extends limitation period for filing appeals until further orders due to COVID-19 surge
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said the extraordinary situation caused by the sudden, second outburst of coronavirus requires extraordinary measures to minimise the hardship of litigant-public in all the states.
The future of arbitration in India: Strengthening the process of alternative dispute resolution
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 has been modelled on lines of the UNCITRAL framework of laws with the idea to modernize Indian arbitration law and bring it in line with the best global practices and also make India a global hub for arbitration.
Parliament passes Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The bill will replace an ordinance issued on November 4, 2020. The bill seeks to ensure that all stakeholders get an opportunity to seek unconditional stay on enforcement of arbitral awards where the agreement or contract is "induced by fraud or corruption".
Lok Sabha proceedings disrupted for third consecutive day
Amid opposition sloganeering and four abrupt adjournments of the House, the government managed to just introduce one Bill – The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad – which will replace an ordinance already in force - before the chair adjourned the House at 9 PM till Friday after holding the Zero Hour for 30 minutes, braving sloganeering.
Centre pushes for an expert dispute resolution panel aimed at resolving oil, gas wrangles
The government had in December last year constituted a 'Committee of External Eminent Persons/Experts' comprising former oil secretary G C Chaturvedi, former Oil India Ltd head Bikash C Bora and Hindalco Industries Ltd Managing Director Satish Pai, for dispute resolution without having to resort to the tardy judicial process.
SIAC arbitration order against Rs 24K crore RIL deal not 'enforceable, binding': Future Retail
Last Sunday, the SIAC passing an interim award in favour of Amazon had asked the Future group to put the deal on hold and said that the deal cannot go through until it finally decides the matter.
SC frowns at inordinate delay by government authorities in filing appeals
A bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said the apex court cannot be a place for the governments to walk in when they choose, ignoring the period of limitation prescribed in the statute.
Supreme Court allows email, fax, instant messaging apps like 'WhatsApp' for service of notices, summons
"For services of notices and summons, pleadings it has been seen that it was not possible during lockdown to visits postal offices...we direct that such service (of notices and summons) may be done by email, fax, or through an instant messenger service," the bench said and refrained from using the name of 'WhatsApp' in the order.
View: Effective arbitration process can make India a sought after business destination
As an autonomous institution, NDIAC will aim to make India the hub for arbitration matters.
Chopper deal: AgustaWestland tells Delhi HC it will withdraw arbitration proceedings
AgustaWestland had invoked the arbitration clause in the contract for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force after the deal was scrapped in 2014.
Delhi HC agrees to examine Defence Ministry's plea on arbitration proceedings with AgustaWestland
The Centre said the arbitration proceedings cannot continue as several criminal cases were pending against AgustaWestland.
Open to 'fair and reasonable' conciliation to end Vodafone tax dispute: Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha
Finance Ministry today said it is open to considering a "fair and reasonable" conciliation proposal from Vodafone to resolve the long pending Rs 20,000-crore tax dispute.
Conciliation proceedings in marital discord personal information: CIC
The case is related to one Rama Aggarwal who sought to know details of her conciliation proceedings before Delhi Legal Aid Society.
Relief for Vodafone: Cabinet refrains from accepting FinMin proposal to withdraw offer for conciliation
The Cabinet directed the FinMin to request the tribunal to expeditiously hear the transfer pricing case involving a Vodafone group company in India.
Vodafone responds to government's conciliation offer on tax dispute
Vodafone submitted its response to the Finance Ministry's proposal for a non-binding conciliation to settle the long pending Rs 11,200 cr tax dispute.
McDonald’s allowed to move LCIA against its Indian partner CPRL
Aggrieved by McD’s move of not re-electing him as the MD in the board meeting of CPRL, Vikram Bakshi moved the Company Law Board against its foreign partner.
Vodafone asked to reply on conciliation proposal by government: Finance Minister
The outcome of the conciliation, however, needs to be ultimately vetted by Parliament as it would require amendment to the Income-tax Act.
Supreme Court rejects Antrix plea on Devas’ arbitration move
Once the arbitration agreement was invoked by Devas and a nominee arbitrator had also been appointed by it, it cannot be invoked a second time by Antrix.
'Sistema can now start legal proceedings against India'
SSTL today said its partner Russia's Sistema is now "technically" empowered to start legal proceedings against India under BIPA to protect its investment in its telecom JV which has lost its 21 licences.
Conciliation talks between Air India management, pilots end
Conciliation talks between the Air India management and the pilots before the Deputy Chief Labour Commission concluded today.
Air India pilots, management make no headway in conciliation talks
Air India pilots and the management today failed to resolve the deadlock in the first round of conciliation talks before the Labour Commissioner.
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