Triveni Engineering And Industries ... vs Vijay Bhatia And Ors.

ik-66779473 Delhi High Court 11 December 2024 • 8 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (7)

Anunya Mehta Counsel Petitioner Balraj Tanwar Counsel Respondent Dhananjaya Mishra Counsel Respondent Jasbir Singh Malik Counsel Respondent Navneet Dogra Counsel Respondent Rhythm Bhardwaj Counsel Respondent Vidhan Malik Counsel Petitioner

Parties (2)

Triveni Engineering And Industries Ltd Petitioner Vijay Bhatia Respondent

Case Significance

Triveni Engineering And Industries ... vs Vijay Bhatia And Ors. is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 11, 2024 (citation: ik-66779473). Triveni Engineering challenged the MSMED Facilitation Council's orders referring disputes with a sole proprietor (Frontier Civil Construction) to DIAC for arbitration under the MSMED Act, arguing the Council lacked jurisdiction. The court held that the MSMED Act only applies to suppliers registered under the Act at the time of entering the contract, and since the respondent registered after contract completion, the Facilitation Council had no jurisdiction. The petition was allowed and the imp The case was heard by Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju.

Summary

Triveni Engineering challenged the MSMED Facilitation Council's orders referring disputes with a sole proprietor (Frontier Civil Construction) to DIAC for arbitration under the MSMED Act, arguing the Council lacked jurisdiction. The court held that the MSMED Act only applies to suppliers registered under the Act at the time of entering the contract, and since the respondent registered after contract completion, the Facilitation Council had no jurisdiction. The petition was allowed and the impugned orders were set aside.

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