LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a clause in a construction contract can validly bar a contractor from claiming damages for delays caused by the employer. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: M/s. C & C Constructions Ltd. vs. IRCON International Ltd. [Judgment Date]: 31 January 2025 Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 138 […]
Supreme Court nullifies ex-parte arbitration awards in service dispute: State of Uttar Pradesh vs. R.K. Pandey (2025) INSC 48 LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of ex-parte arbitration awards and the existence of a valid arbitration agreement. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Arbitration Law. Case Name: State of Uttar Pradesh and Another vs. R.K. Pandey and Another [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Revokes Arbitral Award in Delhi Metro Case: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. vs. Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Ltd. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a curative petition can be allowed to correct a miscarriage of justice in an arbitration case, particularly when an arbitral award is found to be patently illegal. CASE TYPE: Arbitration
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Dealership Contract: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. M/S. Sathyanarayana Service Station (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a dealership agreement can be terminated by either party by giving a three-month notice, and if such termination requires acceptance by the other party. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Arbitration Law. Case Name: Indian Oil Corporation
Supreme Court Upholds Compound Interest in Arbitration, Dismisses State’s Appeal: UHL Power Company Ltd. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitral tribunal can award compound interest and whether a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) merges into an Implementation Agreement. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: UHL Power Company Ltd. vs. State of
Supreme Court quashes order passed by MSME Council for not following Arbitration Act: Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC) can pass an order for payment without initiating proper arbitration proceedings as per the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court Settles Jurisdiction in Works Contract Arbitration: M.P. Housing Board vs. K.P. Dwivedi (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a fresh arbitration reference is maintainable before the Madhya Pradesh Arbitration Tribunal when an earlier arbitration award by a court-appointed arbitrator for the same dispute exists. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law, Works Contract Case Name: M.P. Housing and
Supreme Court Orders Fresh Arbitration in NHAI vs. Progressive Construction Dispute (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitral award can be set aside on the ground of incorrect inferences drawn from documents and non-consideration of vital evidence. CASE TYPE: Arbitration. Case Name: National Highways Authority of India vs. M/s. Progressive Construction Ltd. Judgment Date: 12 February
Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Award in Coal Supply Dispute: Anglo American Metallurgical Coal vs. MMTC Ltd. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitral award can be set aside for perversity when the tribunal’s findings are based on a possible interpretation of the evidence, and whether the court can re-evaluate evidence in such cases. CASE TYPE: International
Supreme Court Restores Arbitrator’s Award in Land Development Dispute: Jagjeet Singh Lyallpuri vs. Unitop Apartments (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitral award can be set aside for procedural lapses when parties agreed to the procedure. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: Jagjeet Singh Lyallpuri (dead) Through Lrs. & Ors. vs. M/s Unitop Apartments & Builders Ltd.
Supreme Court Upholds “Excepted Matter” Clause in Construction Contract: Mitra Guha Builders vs. ONGC (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the levy of pre-estimated liquidated damages by a Superintending Engineer, as per a contract clause, is an arbitrable matter or an “excepted matter.” CASE TYPE: Contract/Arbitration Law Case Name: M/S. MITRA GUHA BUILDERS (INDIA) COMPANY vs. OIL
Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture of Security Deposit in Contract Dispute: Vijay Trading vs. Central Warehousing (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the forfeiture of a security deposit and detention of equipment by the Central Warehousing Corporation was justified due to a contractor’s failure to perform contractual obligations. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: M/s Vijay Trading and Transport
