Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 931 · Decided 30 November 2006
K.N. Sathyapalan (Dead) BY LRS. v. State of Kerala and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 931 · [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 864
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4806/2000
- Decided
- 30 November 2006
- Bench
- AR. LAKSHMANAN, ALTAMAS KABIR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 17
Headnote
Arbitration Act, 1940-s.17-Non-completion of work within stipulated time-Ex_tension of time on co_ndition that contractor not eligible to escalation C costs for work done during extended period-Arbitrator allowing the claims on account of escalation costs-High Court setting aside the same holding of-Held, not justified as delay had occurred due to law and order problem at the work site which should have been avoided by the State Government. D The appellant entered into an agreement with the Respondent-State whereby it undertook the construction work. The whole work could not
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