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Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on Arbitration and Conciliation Act

347 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (filed under the provisions below, or naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count.

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Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 206
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.…
Geojit Financial Services Ltd. vs Sandeep Gurav
SC · 19 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1427 : 2025 INSC 1021
Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the appeal filed by the appellant on the ground that the appellant had not filed the arbitration petition u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 within the…
Sanjit Singh Salwan & Ors. vs Sardar Inderjit Singh Salwan & Ors.
SC · 14 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 902 : 2025 INSC 988
Issue arose as regards to whether a plea of estoppel in law can be permitted to be raised by a party ignoring its conduct that resulted in the other party altering its position to its detriment in view of such conduct.
Kamal Gupta & Anr. vs M/s L.R Builders Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Etc.
SC · 13 August 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 137 : 2025 INSC 975
Whether it is permissible for a non-signatory to an agreement leading to arbitration proceedings to remain present in such arbitration proceedings; after appointment of an arbitrator u/s.11(6), Arbitration and Conciliati…
Paradip Port Authority vs Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.
SC · 12 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1695 : 2025 INSC 971
The issue pertains to fixation of tariff by the Paradip Port Authority (Earlier Paradip Port Trust). Whether it would be appropriate if an expert appellate body is constituted to hear appeals against the orders passed by…
The Managing Director Bihar State Food and Civil Supply Corporation Limited & Anr. vs Sanjay Kumar
SC · 5 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1551 : 2025 INSC 933
Whether the dispute between the respondents and the appellant arising out of the agreement incorporating the arbitration clause has become non-arbitrable in view of the initiation and pendency of the criminal cases; whet…
National Highway Authority Of India vs Krishan Chand & Ors
HP HC · 1 August 2025
The appellant, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), challenged the judgment dated 04.12.2021 passed by the District Judge, Mandi (H.P.) under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, which had uph…
Umri Pooph Pratappur (UPP) Tollways Pvt. Ltd. vs M.P. Road Development Corporation and Another
SC · 30 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1768 : 2025 INSC 907
The core issue in the present matter revolves around determining the appropriate forum for the adjudication of disputes arising out of the Concession Agreement dated 05.01.2012 entered into between the appellant and resp…
BGM and M-RPL-JMCT (JV) vs Eastern Coalfields Limited
SC · 18 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1275 : 2025 INSC 874
(i) Whether the question of existence of an arbitration agreement should be left for the arbitral tribunal to decide; (ii) whether clause 13 of the General Terms and Conditions of the contract and relied upon by the appe…
M/s Sonali Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd. vs Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mumbai & Ors.
SC · 17 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1144 : 2025 INSC 864
(i) Whether the Limitation Act applies to conciliation proceedings u/s.18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act), and even if not, whether time-barred debts can be referred to concil…
National Highway Authority Of India vs Bansi Ram And Others
HP HC · 17 July 2025
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) challenged an arbitral award dated 26.07.2017 passed by the Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, enhancing the market value of acquired land from Rs. 28,00,000/- p…
National Highway Authority Of India vs Tulsiya
HP HC · 17 July 2025
The appellant, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), challenged the judgment dated 04.12.2021 of the District Judge, Mandi, which dismissed NHAI's objections under Section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act,…
M/s Interstate Construction vs National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd.
SC · 15 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 2106 : 2025 INSC 699
Issue arose whether the Division Bench of High Court was justified setting aside the directions related to pendente lite interest, holding that it was not open for the arbitral tribunal to have carved out three periods f…
M/s Gayatri Project Limited vs Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Limited
SC · 15 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 2534 : 2025 INSC 698
1. Whether an arbitral award rendered under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter “Act, 1996”), where the arbitration proceedings ought to have been governed by the M.P. Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam,…
M/s Harcharan Dass Gupta vs Union of India
SC · 14 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 422 : 2025 INSC 689
In a case covered under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Development) Act, 2006, whether the High Court erred in holding that the Delhi Arbitration Centre lacked jurisdiction to conduct arbitral proceedings on th…
Office for Alternative Architecture vs IRCON Infrastructure and Services Ltd.
SC · 13 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 395 : 2025 INSC 665
Whether while exercising power u/s.11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Court has to confine its consideration as to the existence of an arbitration agreement between the parties; If so, whether it would…
K. Mangayarkarasi & Anr. vs N.J. Sundaresan & Anr.
SC · 9 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1199 : 2025 INSC 687
Can a trademark infringement suit be referred to arbitration if the defendant questions its maintainability on the ground of existence of an arbitration agreement between the parties and seeks a reference under Section 8…
M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Bansal Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 7 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1263 : 2025 INSC 640
Appellants issued work order to 1st respondent for construction of flats and paid advance. Bank guarantee equivalent to the advance money was furnished by 1st respondent to secure the amount. When the work got delayed an…
Arabian Exports Private Limited vs National Insurance Company Ltd.
SC · 6 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 798 : 2025 INSC 630
Whether a dispute raised by an insured after giving a full and final discharge voucher to the insurer can be referred to arbitration.
ASF Buildtech Private Limited vs Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited
SC · 2 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1565 : 2025 INSC 616
Whether an arbitral tribunal has the authority or power to implead or join a non-signatory to the arbitration agreement as a party to the arbitration proceedings.
Gayatri Balasamy vs M/s ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited
SC · 30 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2080 : 2025 INSC 605
In ‡M. Hakeem and Anr.’s case, this Court held that while exercising powers u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, a Court hearing the petition had no power to “modify” the Award, whereas other benches of…
Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited vs Software Technology Parks of India
SC · 28 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1846 : 2025 INSC 574
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the Division Bench of High Court upholding the arbitral award.
Electrosteel Steel Limited (Now M/s ESL Steel Limited) vs Ispat Carrier Private Limited
SC · 21 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1373 : 2025 INSC 525
Whether upon approval of the resolution plan by the NCLT, the claim of the respondent being outside the purview of the resolution plan stood extinguished; whether the arbitral award dated 06.07.2018 was capable of being…
Larsen and Toubro Limited vs Puri Construction Pvt. Ltd. and Others
SC · 21 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2811 : 2025 INSC 523
In petition u/s.34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Single Judge had set aside the Arbitral Award. Division Bench in appeal thereagainst u/s.37, Arbitration Act by way of the impugned judgment, inter alia upheld…
Adavya Projects Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s Vishal Structurals Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
SC · 17 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 243 : 2025 INSC 507
Whether service of a Section 21 notice and joinder in a Section 11 application are prerequisites to implead a person/entity as a party to the arbitral proceedings; What is the source of jurisdiction of an arbitral tribun…
M/s R. K. Transport Company vs M/s Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd. (BALCO)
SC · 3 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 401 : 2025 INSC 438
Matter pertains to the applicability of s.12 of the Limitation Act to proceedings u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; and whether the application filed by the respondent u/s.34 was barred by limitation.
M/s Ferro Concrete Construction (India) Pvt. Ltd. vs The State of Rajasthan
SC · 2 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 529 : 2025 INSC 429
Whether the contractual clause that bars the appellant/contractor from claiming any interest on any payment, arrears or balance due to it amounts to an express bar on the arbitrator’s power to grant pendente lite interes…
Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation vs Vincent Daniel and Others
SC · 27 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1277 : 2025 INSC 408
The issue relates to the applicability of the “theory of deduction” for determining the compensation payable under The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,…
M/s Citicorp Finance (India) Limited vs Snehasis Nanda
SC · 20 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 866 : 2025 INSC 371
Whether on facts, the complainant-respondent would come under the definition of ‘consumer’ in terms of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986; whether any liability rested on the appellant to disburse the entire amount of Rs.…
Disortho S.A.S. vs Meril Life Sciences Private Limited
SC · 18 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1555 : 2025 INSC 352
Law governing the arbitration agreement in the present case.

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