Last month, the Supreme Court reaffirmed in Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Anr. v. Pratibha Industries Ltd (Pratibha Industries) that High Courts, being courts of record, have the inherent power to recall their own orders, even in matters falling under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act). In a peculiar factual matrix of … Continue reading Oral Arbitration Agreements and High Courts’ Power to Recall an Order Appointing Arbitrator under Section 11