Supreme Court of India
State of U.P. v. Allied Constructions
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the appeal has no merit and must fail.
Judgment, page 4
From the headnote
Arbitration Act, 1940: Arbitration-Force majeure clause of agreement Contract between the parties for construction of a bridge-cum-fall-Work partly done by contractor destroyed by flood-Claim by contractor for loss sustained-Matter referred to arbitrator who made an award in favour of contractor-Plea of State Government to invoke force majeure clause of agreement rejected-Held, a perusal of relevant clause of the agreement shows that it protected the State from liability and damage occasioned by unprecedented flood which could not have been foreseen or avoided as a prudent person-No evidence…
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Where later benches applied it
- 2021 Ntpc Ltd. v. M/s. Deconar Services Pvt. Ltd.
- 2015 M/s Cochin Shipyard Ltd. v. M/s Apeejay Shipping Ltd.
- 2023 M/s Hindustan Construction Company Limited v. M/s National Highways Authority of India
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to
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