Sadbhav-GKC Ltd SLP Disposed, Arbitration Directed

Case name: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 29919/2026, arising out of impugned judgment and order dated 11‑11‑2025 in CMJ No. 1407/2025 of the High Court of Judicature at Patna.
Court/Authority: Supreme Court of India.
Order/Decision No.: Not specified.
Date of hearing: 21‑05‑2026; order digitally signed on 23‑05‑2026.
Period of dispute: Arbitration award dated 17‑03‑2017 (approximately nine years old).

Petitioner: M/s Sadbhav‑GKC Ltd (Joint Venture).
Respondent: Bihar State Road Development Corporation Ltd.
Petitioner’s counsel: Senior Counsel Balbir Singh, along with Advocates Akshat Agrawal, Rita Jha, Disha Thakkar, Raj Karn, Mohit Agrawal, Lokesh Kumar, Rahul Kumar.
Respondent’s counsel: Not listed.
Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi.
Registrar(s): Nirmala Negi (Assistant Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master) and Manoj Kumar.

Petition seeks vacation of the High Court order dated 11‑11‑2025.
An interlocutory application was filed on 08‑12‑2025 for vacation of that order before the High Court.
Subsequent application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, filed by the respondent, challenges the arbitration award in favour of the petitioner.
The High Court directed expedited disposal of the Section 34 application.
The arbitration award (dated 17‑03‑2017) remains stayed, including execution proceedings, despite interim attachment orders.

The Court observed that the award is nine years old and that the interest of justice would be served by a prompt resolution.
Delay in filing the Special Leave Petition is condoned.
The Court notes that all orders, including execution proceedings, remain stayed.

The Court directs the Court of District Judge at Patna, Bihar, to decide Misc. Arbitration Case No. 36/2017 and Case No. 80/2017 on or before 31‑08‑2026.
The Special Leave Petition is disposed of.
Any pending applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of.

The District Judge, Patna, must adjudicate the two arbitration matters within the stipulated deadline of 31‑08‑2026.
No further monetary penalties or compliance measures are imposed beyond the disposal directions.

Delay in filing is condoned; the SLP is dismissed.
All pending applications related to the petition are ordered disposed.
The directed timeline for the district court ensures that the pending arbitration awards from 2017 will be finally decided, thereby closing the long‑standing dispute.