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Bombay High Court Partially Allows PWD's Challenge to Arbitral Award in Road Construction Contract Dispute. Court Upholds Damages Beyond 1% Cap Due to Contractor's Abandonment but Reduces Interest Rate from 18% to 9% Simple.

The case arises from three arbitration petitions filed by the Public Works Department (PWD) of Maharashtra under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Con...

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Supreme Court Upholds Arbitrator's Award in Contract Dispute Over Final Bill Claims. Court Held That Arbitrator's Consideration of Vitiating Factors and Contract Clauses Was Permissible Under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Despite Prohibition on Further Claims in Clauses 65 and 65A.

The dispute arose from a contract dated 02.07.2001 for repair works, with time extended to 19.01.2002. The respondent contractor submitted a final bil...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses Appeal in Commercial Dispute Over Arbitral Award on Repairs and Interest. The court upheld the Single Judge's order setting aside findings on repairs as perverse and reduced interest rate from 18% to 9% per annum.

The appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, was filed by Interocean Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd against an order of the le...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Municipal Corporation's Demand for Transfer Fees and Unilateral Imposition of Fresh Lease Terms. Lease Renewal Must Be on Existing Terms Unless Mutually Agreed, and Transfer of Leasehold Interest Does Not Attract Transfer Fees Without Specific Statutory Provision.

The petitioners, ten individuals and a company, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the actions of the Na...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Arbitration Clause Validity Dispute Under Lease Agreement. The arbitration clause designating the lessee's Managing Director as sole arbitrator is upheld as valid under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, absent contravention of public policy.

The Supreme Court heard appeals by Indian Oil Corporation Limited against a judgment of the Bombay High Court. The dispute arose from a lease agreemen...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Mediclaim Policy Renewal Dispute — Insurer Must Disclose Material Changes in Coverage at Renewal. Renewal of Insurance Policy is Not a Fresh Contract; Insurer Owed Duty to Inform Insured of Restrictive Terms Under Principle of Utmost Good Faith.

The appellants, Jacob Punnen and his wife, held a Mediclaim policy with United India Insurance Co. Ltd. since 1982, renewed annually. In March 2008, t...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Termination Clause in Employment Contract. Clause 12(c)(ii) allowing termination without cause held not unconscionable or contrary to public policy under Section 23 of Indian Contract Act, 1872.

The petitioner, Ms. Jayshree Gururaj, was appointed as Senior Director (Advanced Services) in Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited on 15 May 2012. He...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Suit for Declaration of Trust and Accounts Against Bank in Palm Oil Import Dispute. Consent Decree in Prior Suit Bars Plaintiff from Claiming Sale Proceeds as Trust Property.

The plaintiffs, Bajranglal Anilkumar Jaju and Hitesh Anilkumar Jaju, filed Suit No. 824 of 1980 against The Vyasya Bank Ltd. seeking a declaration tha...