Singapore Court Upholds Setting Aside of Arbitral Award Chaired by Ex-CJI Dipak Misra Over Plagiarism Concern

The Singapore Court of Appeal set aside an international arbitral award involving a government railway contract after finding that 47% of the award was plagiarised from unrelated Indian arbitration proceedings.

The award, partially authored by a tribunal chaired by former CJI Dipak Misra, was found to have copied and pasted large sections without context or party disclosure.

The Court held that the tribunal failed to conduct an independent evaluation of the dispute, resulting in a breach of natural justice and creating an appearance of bias. 

While the Court did not find bad faith, the award itself had to be set aside to safeguard the integrity and fairness of the arbitral process.