GD Steel Craft Granted One-Year Arbitration Deadline

Authority: High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad

Order Date: 08/10/2026

Petitioner: M/S GD Steel Craft
Respondents: State of Gujarat & Anr.; specifically Respondent No.2 – Micro & Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, Gandhinagar
Relief Sought: Writ of mandamus directing Respondent No.2 to (A) decide the arbitration (DP No. 5436) initiated under Section 18(2) of the MSMED Act, 2006 within 90 days, and (B) upload complete proceedings on the designated web portal per Rule 9(C) of Gujarat MSME Council Rules, 2017.
Background: Arbitration was initiated in January 2024 and remained pending. Respondent’s counsel assured the case would be decided within one year, which the petitioner did not object to.

The court noted the petitioner’s request for expeditious resolution and the respondent’s assurance of a one‑year timeline.
No merits of the underlying dispute were examined; the order is purely procedural.

The Micro & Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, Gandhinagar shall decide the arbitration case of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of ONE YEAR.
The Special Civil Application No. 14514 of 2026 is disposed of.

The petitioner obtains a court‑directed timeline of one year for the Council to conclude the arbitration; no substantive judgment on the underlying dispute is rendered.

Topics: Arbitration; MSME Regulation; Court Order