Calcutta High Court Refers ₹38 Crore Railway Contract Dispute To Arbitration, Says No Claim Certificate No Bar

The Calcutta High Court has recently referred a ₹38.07 crore dispute arising out of an Eastern Railway bridge construction contract to arbitration, reiterating that the existence of a No Claim Certificate does not, by itself, render disputes non-arbitrable. Justice Gaurang Kanth constituted a three-member arbitral tribunal headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, with Senior Advocates Ritzu Ghosal and Saptangshu Basu as co-arbitrators. "It is well settled that the...

MP High Court Appoints Arbitrator, Says Party Cannot Oppose Arbitration After Conceding To It In Similar Disputes

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a party cannot "blow hot and cold" on arbitration by opposing arbitral reference after having accepted or relied on arbitration in similar disputes arising from the same agreement. The court consequently appointed a sole arbitrator to resolve a dispute over the valuation of shares following a proposed exit from a shareholders' agreement. Justice Deepak Khot passed the order in a dispute between JVS Foods Pvt. Ltd. and M.P. State Agro Industries...

Patna High Court Refers Nalanda Cafeteria Dispute To Arbitration, Holds Conduct Can Establish Agreement

The Patna High Court on 18 June allowed an appeal filed by the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. against the contractor operating Nalanda Cafeteria, set aside the order of the Additional District Judge rejecting a Section 8 application, and directed reference of the dispute to arbitration under Clause 40 of the allotment letter.Justice Khatim Reza held that conduct of parties such as acceptance of an allotment letter, payment of licence fees and continued commercial operation can...

Correction Of Contradictory Operative Direction Does Not Amount To Review Of Award: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court on 18 June held that an arbitral tribunal may correct an apparent contradiction or computation error under Section 33 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, where the correction aligns the operative portion of the award with the tribunal's findings and does not amount to a review on merits. A Division Bench of Justices Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Kumar Manish dismissed the appeal filed by Ganesh Foundry and Castings Limited and upheld the additional arbitral award as...

Not-Producing Power Of Attorney Is A Curable Defect, Cannot Terminate Arbitration: Gujarat High Court

On 22 June, the Gujarat High Court held that non-production of a Power of Attorney in arbitral proceedings is a curable procedural defect and cannot, by itself, justify rejection of a claim or termination of arbitration proceedings. Justice Niral R. Mehta allowed a writ petition filed by a homebuyer and set aside an arbitral tribunal's order rejecting his claim against Shalin Infrastructure, restoring the arbitral proceedings. The Bench observed: “The jurisdiction vested in an arbitral...

Works Contract Disputes Must Go To Statutory Tribunal, Not Private Arbitration: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on 19 June held that payment disputes arising from agreements which are, in substance, public works contracts cannot be referred to private arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and must instead be adjudicated by the Gujarat Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal under the Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal Act, 1992.Justice D.N. Ray dismissed a Section 11 petition filed by Soham Consultancy Services seeking...

Challenge To Rejected Jurisdiction Objection Must Ordinarily Await Arbitral Award: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that an order rejecting a jurisdictional objection by an arbitral tribunal cannot ordinarily be challenged through a writ petition while arbitral proceedings are pending. Such a challenge must ordinarily await the arbitral award stage. Justice Suraj Govindaraj delivered the ruling while declining to interfere with an order of a sole arbitrator who had rejected a challenge to the tribunal's jurisdiction in a dispute arising from an Agreement of Sale. ...

Courts Cannot Interfere With NH Act Compensation Award Based On Section 26 RFCTLARR Assessment: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court on 8 June held that an arbitral award determining compensation under the National Highways Act, 1956 cannot be interfered with under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 where the Arbitrator has assessed market value in accordance with Section 26 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 based on the evidence on record. A Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: June 15 - June 21, 2026

Nominal Index Atlanta Infra Assets Limited v. NHAI, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 622.M/s Profile India International v. M/s SS Brothers Associates & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 616.Orange Orbit LLP v. HostBooks Limited & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 617.National Highways Authority of India v. Progressive Constructions Limited, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 625.Chander Mohan Lall v. DLF Home Developers Limited, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 626.K. Prem Kumar v. Escape Artists Motion Pictures & Ors. and K....

Madras HC Upholds Solatium, Interest But Quashes 12% Additional Compensation In NH-47 Land Acquisition Case

The Madras High Court has recently set aside a Tiruppur district court's direction granting landowners an additional 12% compensation in a batch of land acquisition disputes arising from the six-laning of the Chengapalli-Walayar stretch of National Highway-47. A Division Bench of Justices P. Velmurugan and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi held that landowners are entitled to solatium and interest in acquisitions under the National Highways Act. However, they cannot claim the additional 12% amount...

MP High Court Refers Gopal Enterprises-NCL Dispute To Arbitration Despite Use Of 'May' in Clause

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has referred a payment dispute between Gopal Enterprises and Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) to arbitration. It held that the use of the word "may" in the contract's dispute resolution clause did not dilute the parties' intention to resolve disputes through arbitration. Justice Deepak Khot rejected NCL's objections and appointed Justice H.P. Singh, a former judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, as the sole arbitrator. "The intention of the parties to...

Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Part Of Arbitral Award Over GST Computation On Non-Tendered Works

The Karnataka High Court has partly set aside an arbitral award in a dispute between the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and URC Constructions Pvt Ltd. The court held that the arbitral tribunal ignored material evidence while concluding that the value of non-tendered items was ₹9.65 crore exclusive of GST. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha found that invoices and other records on the arbitral record showed that at least some GST was...