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M/s B and T Ag v. Ministry of Defence

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Reported as [2023] 7 S.C.R. 599
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and J. B. Pardiw Ala JJ.
Decided 18 May 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, this petition fails and is hereby rejected.

Judgment, page 43

From the headnote

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.11– Limi tation period – Cause of action – When accrues – “Breaking Point”– Negotiations, if postpone the cause of action – Held: No – Cause of action becomes important for calculating the limi tation period for bringing an action – Period of limitation for c ommencing an arbitration runs from the date on which the “cause of arbitrat ion” accrued i.e., from the date when the claimant first acquired ei ther a right of action or a right to require arbitration – An applicati on u/ s.11 is governed by Article 137 of the Schedule to the 1963 Act and must

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