Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat through Chief Secretary & Anr. v. Amber Builders

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Reported as [2020] 1 S.C.R. 779
Bench Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose JJ.
Decided 8 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Tribunal has the jurisdict ion to entertain and adjudicate upon the dispute it would not be proper for us to make any comments on the merits.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Gujarat Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal Act, 1992 – Issue as to whether the Gujarat Public Works Contract Disputes Arbitration Tribunal constituted u/s. 3 of th e said Act has jurisdiction to make interim orders in terms of s.17 of the 1996 Act – Respondent-contractor was awarded contra ct for strengthening a section of National Highway under work order dtd. 31.07.07, which contained an arbitration clause – ccording to the contractor, he completed the work on 30.04.08 a nd final bill was paid – Road was damaged and the State called up on the contractor to repair the

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