Lion Engineering Wins SC Arbitration Ruling

Supreme Court allowed appeal by Lion Engineering Consultants Pvt Ltd against Madhya Pradesh, setting aside High Court order dated 03 Oct 2024.
Court held that Section 34 Court must hear objections to arbitral award on merits, not on maintainability, rejecting jurisdictional remand.
Decision cited precedents: M.P.Rural Road Development Authority v. L.G.Chaudhary Engineers, JMC Projects Ltd v. MP Road Corp, Sweta Construction v. Chhattisgarh Power.
The order, dated 12 May 2026, disposes of pending applications and finalizes the appeal.