The IAMC, Hyderabad recently organised a two-day India-MENA Arbitration Summit on February 17-18, 2024. Justice Hima Kohli was the Chief Guest for the inaugural session of the event.
Discussions were held on mediation in cross-border disputes, India as an emerging hub of institutional mediation and IAMC Hyderabad's mediation roadmap for 2025.
In a representation, the lawyers allege that the former chief justice of India misused his official capacity 'to promote and solicit business' for International Arbitration and Mediation Centre in Hyderabad although it is not a government body.
Panchu's misgivings regarding 'post-retirement benefits' for judges and the creation of a 'monopoly' in the mediation sphere through the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre overlook crucial facts about how the institution is set up.
The Prevention of Corruption Act penalises public servants when they accept a property without consideration or inadequate consideration from persons with whom they have or are likely to have dealings in their official capacity.