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Nbcc (india) Ltd. v. The State of West Bengal & Ors

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Reported as [2025] 1 S.C.R. 610
Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Pankaj Mithal JJ.
Decided 9 January 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 will apply to the arbitrations covered by Section 18(3) of the 2006 Act.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether an MSME cannot make a reference to the Facilitation Council for dispute resolution under Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 if it is not registered under Section 8 of the 2006 Act before the execution of the contract with the buyer. Headnotes† Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 – s.18 – MSME seeks to refer the dispute that it has with the buyer regarding payment of its dues to the Facilitation Council for arbitration u/s. 18 of the Act – The appellant opposes this prayer by contending that ‘any

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