Supreme Court of India

State of West Bengal & Ors. v. M/s B.B.M. Enterprises

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Reported as [2026] 5 S.C.R. 154
Bench Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 9 April 2026

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Issue for Consideration Whether a notice seeking commencement of arbitration, issued on 02.06.2022, could set in motion the process of resolution of a dispute regarding a work completed as early as on 30.07.2000. Headnotes† Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.42, 43 – Limitation Act, 1963 – Article 18 – Work completed in the year 2000 – Notice seeking commencement of arbitration issued after 21 years in 2022 – By way of the impugned judgment, Arbitrator appointed by High Court – Sustainability: Held: Unsustainable – Arbitration though is an alternate dispute resolution system, which

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