Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 358 · Decided 9 April 2026
State of West Bengal & ORS. v. M/S B.B.M. Enterprises
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 358 · [2026] 5 S.C.R. 154
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4320/2026
- Decided
- 9 April 2026
- Bench
- SANJAY KUMAR, K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 42, 43, 11; Limitation Act Section 18; RTI Act; Stamp Act
Headnote
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. Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - ss.42, 43 - 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
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