Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 17 · Decided 5 January 2004
Chairman and M.D., N.T.P.C. LTD. v. M/S Reshmi Constructions, Builders & Contractors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 17 · [2004] 1 S.C.R. 62
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2754/2002
- Decided
- 5 January 2004
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136; Arbitration Act Section 20
Headnote
AND M.D., N.T.P.C. LTD. v. MIS RESHMI CONSTRUCTIONS, BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS JANUARY 5, 2004 [V.N. KHARE, CJ. AND S.B. SINHA, J.] Arbitration Act, 1940-Section 20-Rejection of final bill by the company submitted by contractor-Acceptance of final payment by the contractor and C giving an end and hence contractor cannot invoke arbitration clause under the contract-Validity of­ Held, on facts, the arbitration clause in the contract subsists since the payment was accepted by contractor under protest and without prejudice. D Respondent-contractors submitted a final bill for
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