From canteen workers to arbitration, here are the key court orders

After hearing truncated arguments for a few months, the Supreme Court last week referred to a larger bench the task of interpreting the terms "venue" and "seat" in arbitration agreements

If an insurance policy states that repudiation of a claim or denial of the insurer’s liability cannot be referred to arbitration, the insured person cannot invoke arbitration and the remedy is a civil suit. The Supreme Court declared so last week while quashing the judgment of the Orissa High Court in the case, Oriental Insurance Co vs Narbheram Power and Steel Ltd. The company had taken an all-risk policy for its factory. In a cyclone it suffered damage, leading to the claim. The insurance company rejected it. The power company moved the High Court for arbitration. The High Court appointed