Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 27-07-2026
Case Overview
- Petition: Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 9725/2026 filed by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (Petitioner) against M/S BTFPL‑BLA (Respondent).
- Origin: The petition arises from an impugned judgment and order dated 22‑12‑2025 in Arbitration No. 3/2025 passed by the District Judge‑cum‑Commercial Appellate Court, Sambalpur, Odisha.
- Hearing: The matter was called for hearing on 27‑07‑2026 before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli.
- Counsel: For the petitioner, Additional Solicitor General Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee appeared, assisted by A.S.G. Mr. Salvador Santosh Rebello, AOR Mr. Prashant Rawat, and advocates Abhishek Singh, Moulishree Pathak, Nishant Kumar, Devesh Khandelwal. For the respondent, Senior Counsel Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared on caveat, assisted by Sr. Adv. Ms. Sadapurna Mukharjee, Adv. Mr. Mrigank Prabhakar, AOR Ms. Astha Singh.
- Issues Considered: The Court perused the contract clauses, the arbitration award, the relevant paragraph of the order under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and the impugned order under Section 37 of the same Act.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court found no good ground to interfere with the impugned judgment/order and consequently dismissed the Special Leave Petition.
- The Court directed that any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.
- The order was signed by Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master (NSH), Nirmala Negi and Manoj Kumar.
Topics: Arbitration, Court Decision