M/S Lancor Holdings Limited vs Prem Kumar Menon

insc-2025-1277 Supreme Court of India 31 October 2025 • 71 min read
14 cases cited (0 SG, 14 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Constitution of India Indian Contract Act, 1872

Judges (2)

Sanjay Kumar Delivered Satish Chandra Sharma Coram

Parties (2)

Lancor Holdings Limited Appellant Prem Kumar Menon Respondent

Case Significance

M/S Lancor Holdings Limited vs Prem Kumar Menon is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 31, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1277). Challenge to an arbitral award that was pronounced nearly four years after reserving the matter, with no explanation for the delay. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding the excessive delay renders the award unsustainable and an unworkable award that does not resolve disputes is opposed to public policy. The bench comprised Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sanjay Kumar.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 14 case citations.

Summary

Challenge to an arbitral award that was pronounced nearly four years after reserving the matter, with no explanation for the delay. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding the excessive delay renders the award unsustainable and an unworkable award that does not resolve disputes is opposed to public policy.

What was the outcome of M/S Lancor Holdings Limited vs Prem Kumar Menon?

Challenge to an arbitral award that was pronounced nearly four years after reserving the matter, with no explanation for the delay. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding the excessive delay r...

Statutes Cited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Constitution of India
Art 142 Art 142(1)
Indian Contract Act, 1872
s 70

Cases Cited (14)

IN (14)
(1976) 3 SCC 574 (2000) 2 SCC 13 (2001) 7 SCC 318 (2003) 1 SCC 430 (2003) 5 SCC 705 (2014) 9 SCC 263 (2015) 3 SCC 49 (2019) 15 SCC 131 (2019) 4 SCC 163 (2020) 3 SCC (Civ) 1 (2020) 5 SCC 164 (2025) 2 SCC 417 (2025) 7 SCC 1 2025 INSC 1277

Cited By (1)

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M/S Lancor Holdings Limited vs Prem Kumar Menon

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1277)