Supreme Court Stays Arbitration In ₹36.53 Crore AP E-Challan Dispute Involving Digi Yatra Developer

The Supreme Court recently stayed further arbitration proceedings in a Rs. 36.53 crore dispute between the Andhra Pradesh government and Dataevolve Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the developer of the Digi Yatra app, over settlement of accounts under an e-challan software contract. A Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi issued notice on the State's special leave petition challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order appointing a...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: April 20- April 25, 2026

Nominal IndexV.K. John S. Mukanchand Bothra and HUF (Died) Represented By Lrs. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz SC 163Home Care Retail Marts Pvt. Ltd. v. Haresh N. Sanghavi, 2026 LLBiz SC 168UPM Kymmene Corporation v. The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 413Delhi Jal Board v. M/s Metro Waste Handling Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 394Titagarh Rail Systems Limited v. Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 406Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited v. Sakuma...

Arbitral Award Sent To Last Known Address Is Valid Service; Limitation Runs From Attempted Delivery: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has reiterated that an arbitral award dispatched to a party's last known address amounts to valid service in law, even if the party does not actually receive it, and the limitation to challenge the award begins from the date of attempted delivery. Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh held that, “Once the signed copy of the Award is shown to have been dispatched to the last known address of the Applicants, the same is sufficient to raise the deeming fiction under Section 3(2) and...

MP High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award In Insulator Supply Dispute For Patent Illegality

Setting aside an arbitral award in a dispute over the supply of disc insulators for transmission lines, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has found that the award was vitiated by patent illegality, noting that the arbitrator overlooked key provisions of the Contract Act and returned findings that did not align with the contractual record. The Bench of Justices Vivek Rusia and Pradeep Mittal said the November 16, 2018 award was marked by fundamental errors. It pointed out that the arbitrator had...

Telangana HC Restores ₹168 Crore Award, Says Pending Plea No Bar To Consensual Appointment Of Arbitrator

The Telangana High Court has set aside a Commercial Court order that annulled a Rs. 168.36 crore arbitral award against the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority and others in a contract dispute with Ramky Elsmex Hyderabad Ring Road Limited. The court held that the consensual appointment of a presiding arbitrator is not rendered invalid only because an application for such appointment was pending before the court.Rejecting the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority's contention that...

Calcutta High Court Orders Enforcement of ₹1.34 Crore Arbitral Award Against L&T

The Calcutta High Court recently directed enforcement of an arbitral award of about Rs.1.34 crore in favour of UK Mechanical Engineering Pvt. Ltd. against Larsen & Toubro Ltd., holding that the award had attained finality and must be executed as it stands, while declining to grant any enhanced interest on the differential amount.Justice Gaurang Kanth was dealing with an execution petition filed under Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act seeking enforcement of the arbitral award...

Arbitral Award Holder Cannot Decline To Receive Amount And Then Claim Decree Unsatisfied: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said, in an arbitration dispute, that once a judgment debtor deposits the decretal amount in court, its liability stands discharged to that extent. It went on to make clear that execution proceedings cannot be reopened simply because the decree holder decides not to withdraw the money and later tries to take advantage of a more favourable exchange rate. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar refused to reopen execution proceedings that had already been disposed of in May...

Unsuccessful Party Can Seek Interim Relief Under Arbitration Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India on Friday held that any party to an arbitration agreement, including one that has been unsuccessful in arbitral proceedings and has no enforceable award in its favour, is entitled to seek interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. It clarified that such relief can be sought at the post-award stage but before enforcement. A Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manoj Misra observed that “Section 9 of the Act commences with the...

Madras High Court Upholds Partial Setting Aside Of Arbitral Awards In Railway Contracts Dispute, Cites GCC Bars

The Madras High Court recently upheld the partial setting aside of arbitral awards in a railway contracts dispute, holding that claims granted by an arbitral tribunal contrary to express contractual prohibitions under the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) are unsustainable.The court also observed that, in the facts of the case, the contractor's issuance of a “No Claim Certificate” and the agreed GCC clauses barred it from raising further claims against the Railways. A Division Bench of...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Sets Aside “Incomprehensible” Single Judge Order Modifying Arbitral Award

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set aside a Single Judge's order modifying an arbitral award in a dispute over the supply of Anganwadi kits, holding that the judgment was incomprehensible and lacked clear reasoning. The court remanded the matter for fresh adjudication. The Bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi emphasised the need for clarity in judicial writing. It observed, “A judgment culminates in a conclusion. Its contents represent the basis for...

Dispute Does Not Become Commercial Just Because It Is An Arbitration Matter: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently held that a dispute does not become a “commercial dispute” merely because it arises out of arbitration, setting aside the transfer of a land acquisition compensation challenge to a Commercial Court. A Division Bench of Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Sachin Singh Rajput observed that "A dispute will not become a commercial dispute merely because it is an arbitration matter and and jurisdiction in respect with an arbitration matter has been dealt...

75% Pre-Deposit Under MSMED Act Mandatory For Challenging Arbitral Award: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court on 15 April 2026 held that a buyer cannot circumvent the mandatory 75% pre-deposit requirement under Section 19 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSME Act) to challenge an arbitral award. A Division Bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Gadi Praveen Kumar dismissed a Civil Revision Petition filed by Kendriya Bhandar, which sought exemption from depositing 75% of the awarded amount while challenging an award passed by the Micro...