General Conditions of Contract

Supreme Court Restricts Arbitrator’s Power to Award Interest When Contract Prohibits: Union of India vs. Manraj Enterprises (2021)

/ Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 31(7)(a), Arbitration Law, B.V. Nagarathna, Contract Law, Contract Law with Clause 16(2), General Conditions of Contract, Interest in Arbitration, Judges, M.R. Shah

Supreme Court Restricts Arbitrator’s Power to Award Interest When Contract Prohibits: Union of India vs. Manraj Enterprises (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitrator can award pendente lite and future interest when the contract between the parties expressly bars it. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Union of India vs. Manraj Enterprises [Judgment Date]: 18 November […]

Supreme Court Restricts Arbitrator’s Power to Award Interest When Contract Prohibits: Union of India vs. Manraj Enterprises (2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Clarifies Reimbursement of Sales Tax in Works Contracts: State of Orissa vs. M/S B. Engineers & Builders Ltd. (2020) INSC 381 (5 June 2020)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 366(29-A), Contract Law, Contract Law with Clause 45.2, Dinesh Maheshwari, General Conditions of Contract, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Orissa Sales Tax Act, 1947, Tax Law, Tax Law with Section 5(2)(AA)

Supreme Court Clarifies Reimbursement of Sales Tax in Works Contracts LEGAL ISSUE: Whether contractors are entitled to reimbursement of sales tax on works contracts under specific contractual clauses. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Tax Law. Case Name: State of Orissa vs. M/S B. Engineers & Builders Ltd. & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 5 June 2020 Introduction Date

Supreme Court Clarifies Reimbursement of Sales Tax in Works Contracts: State of Orissa vs. M/S B. Engineers & Builders Ltd. (2020) INSC 381 (5 June 2020) Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies appointment of arbitrators in railway contracts: Central Organisation for Railway Electrification vs. M/S ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV) (17 December 2019)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Appointment of Arbitrator, Arbitration Clause, Arbitration Law, Arbitration Law with Section 11, Arbitration Law with Section 12(5), Contract Law, General Conditions of Contract, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, R. Banumathi

Supreme Court on Appointment of Arbitrators in Railway Contracts: Central Organisation for Railway Electrification vs. M/S ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV) (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an independent arbitrator can be appointed by the High Court when the contract specifies a panel of arbitrators. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Central Organisation for Railway Electrification vs. M/S ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV)

Supreme Court clarifies appointment of arbitrators in railway contracts: Central Organisation for Railway Electrification vs. M/S ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV) (17 December 2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitrator Appointment in Railway Contracts: Union of India vs. Pradeep Vinod Construction Company (2019)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Appointment of Arbitrators, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 11, Arbitration Law, Breach of contract, Contract Law, General Conditions of Contract, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, R. Banumathi

Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitrator Appointment in Railway Contracts: Union of India vs. Pradeep Vinod Construction Company (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the correct procedure for appointing arbitrators in disputes arising from railway contracts, especially when the contract specifies the appointment of railway officers as arbitrators. CASE TYPE: This case falls under

Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitrator Appointment in Railway Contracts: Union of India vs. Pradeep Vinod Construction Company (2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award of Interest: Union of India vs. M/s. Susaka Pvt. Ltd. (2017)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 11(5), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 31(7), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 34, Arbitration Law, Contract Law, Contract Law with Clause 13(3), General Conditions of Contract, Judges, Navin Sinha

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitral tribunal can award interest on claims when the contract contains a clause prohibiting interest, and whether such an issue can be raised for the first time in appeal. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: Union of India vs. M/s. Susaka Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. Judgment Date: 08 December 2017 Date

Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award of Interest: Union of India vs. M/s. Susaka Pvt. Ltd. (2017) Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies interest on delayed payments in arbitration: Chittaranjan Maity vs. Union of India (2017)

/ Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 11(6), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 31(7)(a), Breach of contract, Contract Law, General Conditions of Contract, J. Chelameswar, Judges, S. Abdul Nazeer

Date of the Judgment: October 3, 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 849 Judges: J. Chelameswar, S. Abdul Nazeer Can an arbitrator award interest on delayed payments when the contract explicitly prohibits it? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial question in a case concerning a railway construction contract. The court clarified the extent of an

Supreme Court clarifies interest on delayed payments in arbitration: Chittaranjan Maity vs. Union of India (2017) Read Post »

Scroll to Top