Authority: Calcutta High Court (Kolkata)

Order Date: 18 September 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: M/S. SGM Transways and Anr filed WPO/397/2026 seeking a direction to the West Bengal State Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council to dispose of an arbitration proceeding initiated by them against respondent No. 4 within a specified period.
  • Respondents: State of West Bengal and others, including respondent No. 4.
  • Advocate General (Surajit Nath Mitra, Ld. AG) submitted that the Government has already constituted the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council and that the Council will take appropriate steps to dispose of the arbitration.
  • The Court examined the petition and the submissions.

Final Outcome

  • The Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council is directed to dispose of the arbitration proceeding as early as possible.
  • The writ petition WPO/397/2026 is disposed of.

Topics: Legal Order, SME Arbitration