Tanisha Sabyasachi Pattanaik, O.P Jindal Global University ABSTRACT Despite India's stated commitment to a pro-arbitration, minimal-interference regime, the post-award stage continues to witness expanding judicial engagement, raising fresh questions about the true meaning of arbitral finality today. This paper traces the contemporary trajectory of India's post- award framework under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, examining how the doctrine of public policy has been narrowed on...