STATE OF WEST BENGAL Vs. ASSOCIATED CONTRACTORS
LAWS(SC)-2014-9-32
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: CALCUTTA)
Decided on September 10,2014

STATE OF WEST BENGAL Appellant
VERSUS
Associated Contractors Respondents





Cited Judgements :-

ABHISHEK SONI VS. SANJEEV SONI [LAWS(RAJ)-2016-3-27] [REFERRED TO]
LILADITYA DEB VS. TARA RANJAN PATTANAIK [LAWS(ORI)-2021-7-27] [REFERRED TO]
JAYAMURUGAN GRANITE EXPORTS VS. SQNY GRANITES AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-8-54] [REFERRED TO]
GARIB DASS AND ORS. VS. MULAKH RAJ AND ORS. [LAWS(HPH)-2015-4-9] [REFERRED TO]
BRITANNIA INDUSTRIES LIMITED VS. R EASWARAN [LAWS(KER)-2018-3-200] [REFERRED TO]
STATE BANK OF INDIA VS. UNION OF INDIA & ORS [LAWS(GJH)-2015-7-200] [REFERRED]
ANILKUMAR PHOOLCHAND SANGHVI AND ORS. VS. CHANDRAKANT P. SANGHVI AND ORS. [LAWS(BOM)-2016-2-17] [REFERRED TO]
AATASH NORCONTROL LIMITED VS. GUJARAT MARITIME BOARD [LAWS(GJH)-2023-6-9] [REFERRED TO]
MEDICO ABROAD VS. ISM FOCAL POINT [LAWS(DLH)-2018-8-551] [REFERRED TO]
JYOTI STRUCTURE LTD VS. DAKSHINANCHAL VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2016-9-217] [REFERRED]
ICICI BANK LTD VS. CHOUDHARY RAJNI & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-816] [REFERRED]
ABB INDIA LIMITED VS. ISOLUX CORSAN INDIA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-148] [REFERRED TO]
KUSH RAJ BHATIA VS. M/S. DLF POWER & SERVICES LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2022-12-161] [REFERRED TO]
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD VS. ANOOP KUMAR MODI [LAWS(ALL)-2023-10-8] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY KUMAR AGRAWAL& ANOTHER VS. TATA MOTORS FINANCE LTD.& ANOTHER [LAWS(CHH)-2017-7-33] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING VS. SWARUP GROUP OF INDUSTRIES [LAWS(BOM)-2015-4-127] [REFERRED TO]
ANTIQUE ART EXPORT PVT. LTD. VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED [LAWS(DLH)-2023-2-189] [REFERRED TO]
AVANTHA HOLDINGS LTD VS. CG POWER AND INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2021-12-241] [REFERRED TO]
ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED VS. ANTIKEROS SHIPPING CORPORATION [LAWS(BOM)-2019-3-174] [REFERRED TO]
MADHYANCHAL VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. VS. SHASHI CABLE [LAWS(ALL)-2023-10-20] [REFERRED TO]
RAHEJA DEVELOPERS LIMITED VS. PROTO DEVELOPERS AND TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2018-1-664] [REFERRED TO]
PRIYA HIRANANDANI VANDREVALA VS. NIRANJAN HIRANANDANI [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-198] [REFERRED TO]
GOYAL MG GASES PRIVATE LIMITED VS. STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2020-11-18] [REFERRED TO]
GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG VS. INDIAN POTASH LIMITED [LAWS(DLH)-2019-8-7] [REFERRED TO]
GAIL (INDIA) LTD VS. S K JAIN [LAWS(DLH)-2018-7-782] [REFERRED TO]
SATISH BUILDERS VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2018-5-145] [REFERRED TO]
DHRUV MEDICAL CENTRE, A PARTNERSHIP FIRM VS. VIJAY SHANKER PATEL AND ANOTHER [LAWS(APH)-2017-1-52] [REFERRED TO]
P. PRABHAKAR REDDY VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2018-1-47] [REFERRED TO]
ABHYUDAY SINGH VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2019-12-82] [REFERRED TO]
STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. AND ORS. VS. PRATIMA KANUNGO AND ORS. [LAWS(ORI)-2019-4-81] [REFERRED TO]
SATISH CHANDER AHUJA VS. SNEHA AHUJA [LAWS(SC)-2020-10-24] [REFERRED TO]
A. AYYASAMY VS. A. PARAMASIVAM & ORS. [LAWS(SC)-2016-10-22] [REFERRED TO]
IJM-SCL JV, HYDERABAD VS. M/S NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA [LAWS(MAD)-2020-1-479] [REFERRED TO]
RAMYA AUTO AGENCY VS. TVS MOTOR COMPANY LTD. [LAWS(MAD)-2018-3-831] [REFERRED TO]
KARAIKAL PORT PVT LTD VS. MARG LIMITED (FORMERLY MARG CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED) [LAWS(MAD)-2018-8-84] [REFERRED TO]
HIMACHAL PRADESH FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED VS. PREM SINGH [LAWS(HPH)-2019-1-20] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA VS. YASHPREET SINGH [LAWS(P&H)-2022-9-148] [REFERRED TO]
DEVAS MULTIMEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED VS. ANTRIX CORPORATION LIMITED [LAWS(DLH)-2017-2-186] [REFERRED TO]
NEXUS DESIGN PROJECT PVT LTD VS. TRAVEL FOODS SERVICES (DELHI TERMINAL 3) PVT LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2015-2-559] [REFERRED TO]
MANJUSHA PREMI AND ORS. VS. PRAKASH GUPTA AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2016-1-38] [REFERRED TO]
ELECTRONICS & CONTROLS POWER SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED VS. WEP PERIPHERALS LIMITED [LAWS(KAR)-2019-8-131] [REFERRED TO]
ZILLION INFRA PROJECT PVT LTD VS. KURIAKOSE [LAWS(KER)-2016-10-33] [REFERRED TO]
BLA PROJECTS PVT. LTD. VS. ASANSOL DURGAPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY [LAWS(CAL)-2019-7-142] [REFERRED TO]
ADIL PERVAI VS. SAJID PERVAIZ AND 3 OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2019-1-85] [REFERRED TO]
INDIAN FARMERS FERTILIZERS COOPERATIVE LTD. VS. M/S. MANISH ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES [LAWS(ALL)-2022-3-7] [REFERRED TO]
L &T FINANCE LIMITED VS. SEVEN HILLS CONSTRUCTION [LAWS(BOM)-2015-1-139] [REFERRED TO]
MAHENDRA SINGH VS. SRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE CO. LTD. [LAWS(ALL)-2022-7-31] [REFERRED TO]
AVITEL POST STUDIOZ LIMITED VS. HSBC PI HOLDINGS (MAURITIUS) LIMITED [LAWS(SC)-2020-8-25] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF BIHAR VS. BHAIBHAW CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. [LAWS(PAT)-2020-1-127] [REFERRED TO]
YASHWARDHAN RAGHUWANSHI VS. DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE [LAWS(MPH)-2021-2-32] [REFERRED TO]
INTERGLOBE TECHNOLOGY QUOTIENT PVT. LTD. VS. RASI TRAVELS & CARGO PVT. LTD. AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-10-149] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA VS. ANITA [LAWS(MPH)-2022-10-86] [REFERRED TO]
INDIAN POTASH LTD. VS. BOHRA INDUSTRIES LTD. [LAWS(RAJ)-2019-7-143] [REFERRED TO]
S. P. SINGLA CONSTRUCTIONS PVT LTD. VS. BBR (INDIA) PVT. LTD. [LAWS(P&H)-2019-10-14] [REFERRED TO]
RANBIR SINGH VS. SHRI RAM TRANSPORT FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED [LAWS(HPH)-2019-8-37] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF H P & ORS VS. LAXMI PIPES LTD [LAWS(HPH)-2017-4-126] [REFERRED TO]
GHANSHYAMBHAI AND BROTHERS VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2017-8-202] [REFERRED TO]
DKD PROJECTS PVT LTD VS. TRF LIMITED [LAWS(JHAR)-2018-11-63] [REFERRED TO]
HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD. VS. T.T.G. INDUSTRIES LTD. [LAWS(JHAR)-2018-4-222] [REFERRED TO]
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF V.O. CHIDAMBARANAR PORT TRUST VS. PSA SICAL TERMINALS LIMITED AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-6-36] [REFERRED TO]
DATANG TECHNOLOGIES VS. SARJAN CONSTRUCTION [LAWS(GJH)-2022-7-1799] [REFERRED TO]
AARKA SPORTS MANAGEMENT PVT. LTD. VS. KALSI BUILDCON PVT. LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2020-7-15] [REFERRED TO]
MAGNUM OPUS IT CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED VS. ARTCAD SYSTEMS, [LAWS(BOM)-2022-9-240] [REFERRED TO]
MAGNUM OPUS IT CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED VS. ARTCAD SYSTEMS, [LAWS(BOM)-2022-9-240] [REFERRED TO]
PHILIPS INDIA LTD. VS. CHIKITSABROTI UDYOG (SANJIVAN HOSPITAL) & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-3-87] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LTD. (IN SHORT NPCC) VS. THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND ORS. [LAWS(TRIP)-2015-3-9] [REFERRED TO]
THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS. VS. M/S HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. [LAWS(SC)-2017-12-47] [REFERRED TO]
TRF LTD. VS. ENERGO ENGINEERING PROJECTS LTD. [LAWS(SC)-2017-7-67] [REFERRED TO]
JAYCEE HOUSING PVT. LTD VS. REGISTRAR (GENERAL), ORISSA HIGH COURT,CUTTACK [LAWS(SC)-2022-10-53] [REFERRED TO]
BHANDARI UDYOG LIMITED VS. INDUSTRIAL FACILITATION COUNCIL [LAWS(SC)-2015-2-66] [REFERRED TO]
SHIVAM HOUSING PVT. LTD. AND ORS. VS. THAKUR MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH AND ORS. [LAWS(PAT)-2015-7-107] [REFERRED TO]
KIRITKUMAR FUTARMAL JAIN VS. VALENCIA CORPORATION [LAWS(GJH)-2019-9-317] [REFERRED TO]
VAIDYA INDUSTRIES VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2019-11-106] [REFERRED TO]
SASIDHARAN VS. SUNDARAM FINANCE LTD. [LAWS(KER)-2018-7-640] [REFERRED TO]
GUJARAT JHM HOTELS LTD. VS. RAJASTHALI RESORTS AND STUDIOS LIMITED [LAWS(DLH)-2023-1-210] [REFERRED TO]
MR. MUKESH SHARMA VS. MR. ROGER SHASHOUA & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-6-35] [REFERRED TO]
PICASSO DIGITAL MEDIA PVT LTD VS. PICK-A-CENT EDUCATION AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES PVT [LAWS(DLH)-2016-8-556] [REFERRED]
JYOTI STRUCTURE LTD. VS. DAKSHINANCHAL VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-9-85] [REFERRED TO]
TATA TELESERVICES LIMITED AND ORS. VS. GTL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-146] [REFERRED TO]
MICROVISION TECHNOLOGIES PVT.LTD. VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(BOM)-2020-5-3] [REFERRED TO]
GEMINI BAY TRANSCRIPTION PRIVATE LTD. VS. INTEGRATED SALES SERVICE LTD. [LAWS(BOM)-2018-2-123] [REFERRED TO]
JAYPEE INFRATECH LIMITED VS. EHBH SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED [LAWS(ALL)-2024-2-62] [REFERRED TO]
RAVINDRA BALAJI GOVINDWAR VS. ASHOK DHOBLE AND ORS. [LAWS(BOM)-2015-3-38] [REFERRED TO]
GAMMON ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS PVT. LTD VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2023-8-118] [REFERRED TO]
NUOVA ELETTROMECCANICA SUD S.P.A. VS. MODERN MALLEABLES LIMITED [LAWS(CAL)-2015-2-76] [REFERRED TO]
PRINCE MARINE TRANSPORT SERVICES PVT. LTD. VS. MINESCAPE MINERALS PVT. LTD. [LAWS(BOM)-2016-3-112] [REFERRED TO]
DATTATRAY N. SAWANT AND ORS. VS. NITIDA A. MEHTA AND ORS. [LAWS(BOM)-2015-4-334] [REFERRED TO]
MAGIRSHA INDUSTRIES VS. GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZER AND CHEMICALS LIMITED [LAWS(GJH)-2023-2-2116] [REFERRED TO]
JAIN AUTOMOBILES H.P.C. DEALER VS. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED [LAWS(ALL)-2020-12-74] [REFERRED TO]
GLOBAL ASIA VENTURE COMPANY VS. ARUP PARIMAL DEB [LAWS(BOM)-2018-4-263] [REFERRED TO]
KMC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED VS. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [LAWS(CHH)-2017-8-70] [REFERRED TO]
GLOBAL ASIA VENTURE COMPANY VS. ARUP PARIMAL DEB [LAWS(BOM)-2019-4-194] [REFERRED TO]
SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED AND ORS. VS. AKHTAR HUSSAIN AND ORS. [LAWS(CAL)-2016-3-84] [REFERRED TO]
TULIKA DEVIDAYAL VS. PRADIPKUMAR LAXMANBHAI PATEL [LAWS(BOM)-2021-8-54] [REFERRED TO]
RISHABH ENTERPRISES AND ANR. VS. AMEET LALCHAND SHAH AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-3-57] [REFERRED TO]
AAA LANDMARK PRIVATE LTD VS. AKME PROJECTS LTD & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2018-2-436] [REFERRED TO]
ANUJ JAIN INTERIM RESOLUTION VS. AXIS BANK LIMITED [LAWS(SC)-2020-2-82] [REFERRED TO]
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. VS. V. MANIKKAM ENGINEERS (PVT.) LTD. AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2020-12-551] [REFERRED TO]
APLUS PROJECTS AND TECHNOLOGY (P) LTD VS. OIL INDIA LTD [LAWS(GAU)-2019-4-80] [REFERRED TO]
NILESH RAMANBHAI PATEL VS. BHANUBHAI RAMANBHAI PATEL [LAWS(GJH)-2018-9-358] [REFERRED TO]
KWALITY CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(KAR)-2017-10-234] [REFERRED TO]
INTER GLOBE TECHNOLOGY QUOTIENT PVT LTD VS. RASI TRAVELS & CARGO PVT LTD AND OTHERS [LAWS(MAD)-2015-10-316] [REFERRED]
NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY VS. ANAND SONBHADRA [LAWS(SC)-2022-5-65] [REFERRED TO]
TRANSPARENT ENERGY SYSTEMS PVT LTD , PUNE VS. CHETTINAD CEMENT CORPORATION LTD , CHENNAI AND ANOTHER [LAWS(KAR)-2017-4-142] [REFERRED TO]
K. SASIDHARAN VS. MANAGER [LAWS(KER)-2018-7-1102] [REFERRED TO]
FARM FRESH FOOD PVT LTD VS. HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED [LAWS(HPH)-2017-5-68] [REFERRED TO]
ESS KAY FINCORP LIMITED VS. SURESH CHOUDHARY [LAWS(RAJ)-2019-8-324] [REFERRED TO]
BARMINCO INDIAN UNDERGROUND MINING SERVICES LLP VS. HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED [LAWS(RAJ)-2020-7-34] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAMMED AHMED ALI KHAN VS. CANDY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL [LAWS(TLNG)-2019-4-38] [REFERRED TO]
BBR (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED VS. S.P. SINGLA CONSTRUCTIONS [LAWS(SC)-2022-5-76] [REFERRED TO]
PASL WIND SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED VS. GE POWER CONVERSION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED [LAWS(SC)-2021-4-26] [REFERRED TO]
PUNJ LLOYD LTD VS. GVK POWER (GOINDWAL SAHIB) LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2015-4-97] [REFERRED TO]
NHPC LIMITED VS. HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2015-5-250] [REFERRED TO]
MOHANLAL AGARWAL VS. MANJAN DEVI PATNI [LAWS(CAL)-2019-1-154] [REFERRED TO]
KHAZANA PROJECTS & INDUSTRIES PVT LTD VS. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD [LAWS(CAL)-2019-8-132] [REFERRED TO]
CHANDRAKANT P. SANGHVI & ORS. VS. ANILKUMAR PHOOLCHAND SANGHVI & ORS. [LAWS(BOM)-2015-12-200] [REFERRED TO]
NOMULA BROTHERS VS. RUCHI WORLDWIDE LTD [LAWS(BOM)-2016-7-201] [REFERRED]
ZEE SPORTS LIMITED. (NOW KNOWN AS ZEE DIGITAL CONVERGENCE LTD.) HAVING ITS OFFICE AT CONTINENTAL BUILDING, 135, DR. ANNIE BESANT ROAD, WORLI, MUMBAI VS. NIMBUS MEDIA PTE. LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 10, ANSON ROAD, #24 [LAWS(BOM)-2017-1-206] [REFERRED TO]
SIEMENS LIMITED VS. MADHYANCHAL VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. [LAWS(ALL)-2021-1-129] [REFERRED TO]
DEVI DAYAL TRUST VS. RAJHANS TOWERS PVT. LTD [LAWS(ALL)-2024-5-14] [REFERRED TO]
ANTRIX CORPORATION LTD VS. DEVAS MULTIMEDIA PVT LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2018-5-556] [REFERRED TO]
GAIL GAS LTD VS. BAPU INDUSTRIES [LAWS(DLH)-2017-1-57] [REFERRED TO]
SHAIL SHRIVASTAVA VS. MAGMA FINCORP LTD. [LAWS(CHH)-2018-6-86] [REFERRED TO]
SE INVESTMENTS LTD. VS. ARCH PHARMALABS LTD. [LAWS(BOM)-2017-4-135] [REFERRED TO]
AFCONS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED VS. KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION LIMITED [LAWS(BOM)-2020-6-97] [REFERRED TO]
ASLAM ISMAIL KHAN DESHMUKH VS. ASAP FLUIDS PVT LTD [LAWS(BOM)-2019-2-82] [REFERRED TO]
IFIN COMMODITIES LIMITED VS. AYESHA MADGAVKAR, HAVING OFFICE AT NIZARI BHAWAN [LAWS(BOM)-2018-8-131] [REFERRED TO]
OVERSEAS MOBILES PVT. LTD. VS. ZTE TELECOM INDIA PVT. LTD. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-3-29] [REFERRED TO]
ASHOK KUMAR DHAWAN (NOW DEAD THROUGH L RS ) & 3 OT VS. MANJU MEHROTRA AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2018-5-187] [REFERRED TO]
ANILKUMAR PHOOLCHAND SANGHVI AND ORS. VS. CHANDRAKANT P. SANGHVI AND ORS. [LAWS(BOM)-2015-12-94] [REFERRED TO]
SUSHANTA MALIK VS. SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED AND ORS. [LAWS(CAL)-2015-9-72] [REFERRED TO]
SREI EQUIPMENT AND FINANCE PVT. LTD. VS. KHYODA APIK AND ORS. [LAWS(CAL)-2016-5-113] [REFERRED TO]
LAFARGE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED VS. KISHORE KUMAR SAHOO [LAWS(CAL)-2017-1-49] [REFERRED TO]
BOHRA INDUSTRIES LTD. VS. M.R. SINGHVI [LAWS(RAJ)-2019-7-126] [REFERRED TO]
DOSHION PRIVATE LIMITED VS. HINDUSTAN ZINC LILMITED [LAWS(RAJ)-2018-1-9] [REFERRED TO]
BEDABYAS BARIK VS. SUKANTI BARIK [LAWS(ORI)-2019-1-55] [REFERRED TO]
PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED VS. NAGARJUNA FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS [LAWS(TLNG)-2024-5-7] [REFERRED TO]
ALEXANDER LUKE VS. ADITYA BIRLA MONEY LIMITED [LAWS(KER)-2024-2-17] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS. VS. M/S HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. [LAWS(SC)-2017-9-28] [REFERRED TO]
M/S. EXL CAREERS VS. FRANKFINN AVIATION SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED [LAWS(SC)-2020-8-1] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESH CHAND KATHURIA AND ORS. VS. TRIKUTA CHEMICALS PRIVATE LTD. AND ORS. [LAWS(J&K)-2015-3-21] [REFERRED TO]
URC CONSTRUCTION (PRIVATE) LTD. VS. M/S. BEML LTD., PALAKKAD [LAWS(KER)-2017-11-30] [REFERRED TO]
UNIQUE OPTICAL FIBER AND TELECOM SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED VS. TELECOMMUNICATIONAS CONSULTANCY INDIA LIMITED [LAWS(GJH)-2018-2-157] [REFERRED TO]
MAHAVIR PRASAD GUPTA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2022-2-198] [REFERRED TO]
KARTIKE ENTERPRISES VS. DELHI JAL BOARD [LAWS(DLH)-2021-3-239] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)This matter has come before a three Judge Bench by an order of reference of a Division Bench of this Hon'ble Court dated 7th April, 2010.
The referral order reads thus:

"In this appeal, the question that arises for decision is which Court will have the jurisdiction to entertain and decide an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter for short 'the Act').

2. Mr. Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya, learned senior counsel appearing for the appellants cited the judgments in the case of National Aluminium Co. Ltd. Vs. Pressteel & Fabrications (P) Ltd. And Anr., 2004 1 SCC 540, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. Vs. Annapurna Construction, 2008 6 SCC 732, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. Vs. H.P. Biswas and Company, 2008 6 SCC 740 and Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd. Vs. Krishna Travel Agency, 2008 6 SCC 741 in support of his submission that it is only the Principal Civil Court, as defined in Section 2(e) of the Act, which can entertain and decide an application under Section 34 of the Act for setting aside the Award.

3. Mr. Pradip Ghosh, learned senior counsel appearing for the respondent on the other hand submitted that in the present case the Calcutta High Court exercising jurisdiction under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent had passed an interim order under Section 9 of the Act before commencement of the arbitration proceedings and by virtue of Section 42 of the Act, it is only the Calcutta High Court which will have jurisdiction to entertain and decide an application under Section 34 of the Act for setting aside the Award. In support of his submission, he relied upon judgment of this Court in the case of Jindal Vijaynagar Steel (JSW Steel Ltd.) Vs. Jindal Praxair Oxygen Co. Ltd., 2006 11 SCC 521.

4. We have perused the decisions cited by learned counsel for the parties, which are all decisions of two Judges Bench. In our opinion, the law has to be clarified beyond doubt as to which Court will have the jurisdiction to entertain and decide an application for setting aside the Award under Section 34 of the Act read with Section 2(e) of the Act and other provisions, including Section 42 of the Act. We, therefore, refer the matter to a larger Bench to decide this question of law.

5. Let the papers of this case be placed before Hon'ble the Chief Justice for constituting an appropriate Bench.

6. Till the disposal of the appeal by a larger Bench, the interim order dated 17.05.2007 shall continue to operate."

(2.)The facts necessary to decide this matter are as follows:
In 1995-96 an Item Rate Tender was duly executed and signed between the respondent Associated Contractors and the concerned Superintending Engineer for execution of the work of excavation and lining of Teesta- Jaldhaka Main Canal from Chainage 3 Kms. to 3.625 Kms. in Police Station: Mal, District: Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Para 25 of the said Item Rate Tender and Contract contained an arbitration clause.

(3.)The respondent herein filed an application under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act, 1996 for interim orders in the High Court of Calcutta. A learned Single Judge of the High Court of Calcutta, after granting leave under Clause 12 of the Letters Patent, passed an ad-interim ex-parte injunction order. This order was continued from time to time until it was confirmed by an order dated 10th December, 1998. Meanwhile, in an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act, Justice B.P. Banerjee (retired), was appointed as an Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes between the parties. A Recalling Application filed by the State was dismissed on 20th January, 2000.


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