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Supreme Court judgments on Section 31, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

16 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 31 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

HLV Limited (Formerly Known as Hotel Leelaventure Pvt. Ltd.) vs PBSAMP Projects Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 24 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 1378 : 2025 INSC 1148
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the decree holder (respondent) would be entitled to interest upon interest in terms of s.31(7)(b), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 or the interest awarded by the…
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. vs M/s G & T Beckfield Drilling Services Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 2 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 507 : 2025 INSC 1066
Whether Clause 18.1 of the agreement proscribed payment of pendente lite interest on the sum awarded.
M/s Motilal Agarwala vs State of West Bengal & Anr.
SC · 28 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2400 : 2025 INSC 1062
Issue arose whether the delivery of the true/xerox copy of the Arbitral Award duly signed by the Arbitrator to an authorised representative of the State would constitute delivery upon the respondent in accordance with s.…
North Delhi Municipal Corporation vs M/s S.A. Builders Ltd.
SC · 17 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1581 : 2024 INSC 988
Whether the Arbitrator had become functus officio after passing of the award dated 16.12.1997 and had no jurisdiction to issue the clarification dated 15.03.2005.
R.P. Garg vs The Chief General Manager, Telecom Department & Ors.
SC · 10 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 763 : 2024 INSC 743
Whether the appellant is entitled to post-award interest on the sum awarded by the Arbitrator.
Case Details M/s Larsen Air Conditioning and Refrigration Company vs Union of India and Ors.
SC · 11 August 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 86 : 2023 INSC 708
Whether the High Court erred in modifying the arbitral award to the extent of reducing the interest, from compound interest of 18% to 9% simple interest per annum.
Executive Engineer (R and B) and Others vs Gokul Chandra Kanungo (Dead) Thr. His Lrs.
SC · 30 September 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 309 : 2022 INSC 1043
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.31(7)(a) – Arbitral award – Interest on arbitral awards – Discretion vested in arbitral tribunal – Reduction of interest u/Art.142 of the Constitution – Held: s.31(7)(a) itself…
Morgan Securities and Credits Pvt. Ltd. vs Videocon Industries Ltd.
SC · 1 September 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 819 : 2022 INSC 898
Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996: s. 31(7)(a), 31(7)(b) – Post award interest on principal sum – Grant of – Discretion of arbitrator – On facts, arbitral award in favour of the appellant – Post-award interest fixed…
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. vs Afcons Gunanusa Jv
SC · 30 August 2022
[2022] 10 S.C.R. 660 : 2022 INSC 884
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 11, 31, 31A, 38 and 39 – Fourth Schedule – Arbitrators’ Fees – Whether the arbitrator(s) are entitled to unilaterally determine their own fees – Whether the term “sum in dispu…
National Highways Authority of India vs Sri P. Nagaraju @ Cheluvaiah & Anr.
SC · 11 July 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 1070 : 2022 INSC 689
National Highways Act – ss.3J, 3G (7) – Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.28(2), 31(3), 34, 37 – Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – ss.2…
Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited vs Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
SC · 5 May 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 716 : 2022 INSC 522
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s. 31(7)(a) – Award of sum under, if inclusive of interest pendente lite – Held: Legislative intent s. 31(7)(a) is clear that the discretion with regard to grant of interest would…
Garg Builders vs Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
SC · 4 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 82 : 2021 INSC 606
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s.31(7)(a) – Pendente lite interest on the award amount – Interest barring clause in the contract – Claim for pre-reference pendente lite and future interest – Held: It is clear fr…
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. vs M/s Navigant Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 2 March 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 1135 : 2021 INSC 140
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.31 and s.34 – Period of limitation for filing the petition u/s. 34 – A service level agreement was executed by the appellant-corporation in favour of the respondent-company prov…
M/s. Dyna Technologies Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s. Crompton Greaves Ltd.
SC · 18 December 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 295 : 2019 INSC 1395
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.31(3) and 34 – Contract entered into between a company and the respondent for an aquaculture unit to be set up by such company – Respondent invited tenders for carrying out cer…
Municipal Council Thanesar vs Virender Kumar etc.
SC · 19 February 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 829 : 2019 INSC 227
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s.31(7)(a) and (b) – Interest – Entitlement of Decree-holders to the statutory benefits under ss.31(7)(a) and (b) – Held: Decree-holders-respondents are entitled to post award inte…
M/s. Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-Operative Limited vs M/s Bhadra Products
SC · 23 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 848 : 2018 INSC 53
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 2(c), 31(6), 32 and 34 – Interim Arbitral Award – Whether an award delivered by an Arbitrator, which decides the issue of limitation, can be said to be an interim award and wh…

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