The Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 – Entering A New Domain

The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 (2019 Amendment Act), as a bill, was passed by the lower house of Parliament (Lok Sabha) on 1 August 2019and passed by the upper house of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on 18 July 2019.  Soon after, on 9 August 2019, the 2019 Amendment Act received the assent of the President and was published as Act No. 33 of 2019. Thereafter, certain sections of the 2019 Amendment Act were notified on 30 August 2019.