THE SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN SECTION 87 OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 - REINSTATES BCCI v. KOCHI CRICKET

Published On: 03/12/2019

Practice Area: Dispute Resolution

Authors:

Padmaja Kaul
Yugank Goel
On November 27, 2019, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India struck down the insertion of Section 87 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and deletion of Section 26 of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015, thereby reinstating the thrust of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in BCCI v. Kochi Cricket. INDUSLAW's Padmaja Kaul, Yugank Goel and Aman Chaudhary discuss.