Supreme Court of India

Assam State Electricity Board and Ors. v. Buildworth Pvt. Ltd.

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Reported as [2017] 7 S.C.R. 123
Bench J.S. Khehar J.
Decided 4 July 2017

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Arbitration Act, 1940: Award - Price escalation - Work contract - Claimant was allowed to work beyond the formal extended time - Respondent­ Board cannot be allowed to take the stand that claimant is not entitled to escalation price for the period he worked even though there is no formal extension of time and taking refuge under the clause of contract wherein ceiling of contractual amount is fixed. Award - Idling charges - Arbitrator noted in the award the contributory delay on the part of claimant - Once the aspect of contributory delay was present to the mind of the arbitrator, as is

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