Supreme Court of India

Mp Rural Road Development Authority & Anr. v. M/s. L.G. Chaudhary Engineers & Cont.

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Reported as [2012] 2 S.C.R. 162

Bench Asok Kumar Ganguly and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.

Decided 24 January 2012

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid Entry, the State Government is competent to enact laws in relation to arbitration.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Arbitration: Whether the provision of Madhya Pradesh Arbitration Tribunal Act, 1983 which statutorily provides for the parties to the Works Contract to refer all disputes to the Arbitration Tribunal constituted u/s. 7 of the 1983 Act will continue to operate in view of the provisions of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 which is a Central Act, subsequently enacted - In view of difference of opinion, matter referred to larger bench - Madhya Pradesh Arbitration Tribunal Act, 1983 - Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The appellant had entered into a 'Works Contract' with the respondent

Authorities it was built on

1955 The Bengal Immunity Company Limited v. The State of Bihar and Others. cited by 23
1979 M. Karunanidhi v. Union of India cited by 19
1988 Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Gurnam Kaur cited by 15
2008 State of M.P. and Anr. v. Anshuman Shukla cited by 3
2007 Maharshi Dayanand University & Anr. v. Anand Coop. L/c Society Ltd. & Anr. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2025 Umri Pooph Pratappur (upp) Tollways Pvt. Ltd. v. M.P. Road Development Corporation and Another relied on
2018 State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr. v. M/s. Keti Construction relied on
2025 M/s Gayatri Project Limited v. Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Limited referred to
2022 The Secretary to Govt. of Kerala, Irrigation Department and Others v. James Varghese and Others referred to
2021 M.P. Housing and Infrastructure Development Board & Anr. v. K.P. Dwivedi referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to

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