Author: Arun Kumar N

LLM student with aspiration to enter into the teaching fraternity. [email protected]

Case Comment on Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd. (2025) Introduction The Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench decision in Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd. (2025 INSC 605, decided 30 Apr. 2025) represents a significant turning point in Indian arbitration law. At issue was the long-standing question of whether courts under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“A&C Act”) possess the power not merely to set aside an arbitral award but also to modify it. This question carried wide consequences for India’s ambition to be a global arbitration hub. While the text of the…

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