Ramesh Kumar Jain vs Bharat Aluminium Company Limited ...

insc-2025-1457 Supreme Court of India 18 December 2025 • 30 min read
20 cases cited (0 SG, 20 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Indian Contract Act, 1872

Judges (2)

Aravind Kumar Delivered N.V. Anjaria Coram

Parties (2)

Bharat Aluminium Company Limited Respondent Ramesh Kumar Jain Appellant

Case Significance

Ramesh Kumar Jain vs Bharat Aluminium Company Limited ... is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 18, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1457). Civil appeal challenging the High Court's setting aside of an arbitral award for mining and transport of bauxite. The Supreme Court restored the arbitral award, holding the High Court impermissibly re-appreciated evidence under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act when the arbitrator's reasoning was discernible and not absurd. The bench comprised Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria. The judgment was delivered by Justice Aravind Kumar.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 20 case citations.

Summary

Civil appeal challenging the High Court's setting aside of an arbitral award for mining and transport of bauxite. The Supreme Court restored the arbitral award, holding the High Court impermissibly re-appreciated evidence under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act when the arbitrator's reasoning was discernible and not absurd.

What was the outcome of Ramesh Kumar Jain vs Bharat Aluminium Company Limited ...?

Civil appeal challenging the High Court's setting aside of an arbitral award for mining and transport of bauxite. The Supreme Court restored the arbitral award, holding the High Court impermissibly re...

Statutes Cited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
s 28(3) s 34 s 37
Indian Contract Act, 1872
s 70

Cases Cited (20)

IN (20)
(2003) 5 SCC 705 (2011) 15 SCC 101 (2015) 14 SCC 263 (2015) 3 SCC 49 (2015) 4 SCC 136 (2019) 15 SCC 13 (2019) 15 SCC 131 (2019) 4 SCC 163 (2019) 5 SCC 341 (2019) 7 SCC 236 (2022) 1 SCC 131 (2023) 15 SCC 472 (2023) 9 SCC 85 (2024) 2 SCC 613 2014 SCC OnLine SC 937 2023 INSC 768 2023 INSC 850 2024 INSC 742 2025 INSC 1457 AIR 1960 SC 588

Cited By (1)

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Ramesh Kumar Jain vs Bharat Aluminium Company Limited ...

Judgment

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