The last quarter of 2025 saw the streamlining of India’s arbitration landscape continue through  meaningful judicial pronouncements by the Supreme Court and various High Courts. These crucial rendered decisions are central to the integrity, efficiency, and jurisdictional limits of arbitral proceedings, addressing aspects ranging from delay in pronouncing awards and the scope of interference at the execution stage, to the boundaries of Section 11 jurisdiction, Counterclaims in MSME arbitrations, quantum meruit, and the limits of tribunal authority over non-signatories.

In June 2023, the Centre established an expert committee with the mandate to assess the functioning and effectiveness of Indian Arbitration Act and propose reforms to enhance India’s arbitration ecosystem. The report from this panel, led by former law secretary T K Vishwanathan, was released in February 2024, and is now under review by the Ministry of Law and Justice.