Kartika Barsainyan* INTRODUCTION The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (the “IBBI”), vide the IBBI (Liquidation Process) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (the “Amended Regulations”), has introduced significant changes to the IBBI (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016 (the “Principal Regulations”). One major change is the amendment to Regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations (the “Amendment”), governing submission of claims during liquidation. While the IB

The article examines the Supreme Court's reasoning in J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency v. Rash Builders India Pvt. Ltd. concerning the determination of an arbitral seat in the absence of an express agreement. It critically analyses the Supreme Court's reliance on the closest and intimate connection test and the Shashoua principle, arguing that the two tests are structurally inconsistent and that their sequencing may undermine the primacy accorded to party intention.

Manav Chakraborty * Manya Singh ^ INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court, in K. Mangayarkarasi v. N.J. Sundaresan (“ K. Mangayarkarasi ”), recently delivered a judgment in the context of intellectual property (" IP ") disputes that marks a significant, albeit nuanced, development in Indian arbitration jurisprudence. The decision provides greater clarity to a previously uncertain and contentious legal landscape, which has been characterised by inconsistent judicial decisions and e

Disha Daga * and Rishi Raj Rai ^ INTRODUCTION In large-scale infrastructure and construction contracts, the Dispute Review Board (" DRB ") has become an effective mechanism for dispute resolution. DRBs owe their existence solely to contractual provisions and are not established under any convention or statute . It aims to resolve disputes quickly by preventing parties from resorting to lengthy processes like litigation or arbitration. The binding force of its recommendatio

Vaibhav Singh Tiwari * | Yash Sharan ** INTRODUCTION Corporate restructuring through merger and acquisition has been a time-consuming and procedurally challenging process in India, especially when such a scheme must be reviewed by the National Company Law Tribunal (" NCLT "). To address these frictions, Section 233 of the Companies Act 2013 (" Act ") introduces a fast track merger (" FTM ") route, supplemented by Rule 25 of the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amal