Surmises and Consent: Public Policy’s New Work in Foreign Award Enforcement

Over the past decade, Indian courts have repeatedly affirmed a strong pro-enforcement stance towards foreign arbitral awards under Part II of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“The Act”), with a focus on the narrow refusal grounds in Section 48. Against this backdrop, the Madras High Court’s decision in Olam International Ltd. v. Manickavel Edible Oils (P) Ltd. (“Olam”) presents an interesting position. […]