SC Dismisses Writ as Contractual Payment Dispute Required Arbitration

Union of India & Ors. Vs Puna Hinda (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court allowed an appeal challenging the Gauhati High Court’s orders directing payment to a contractor based on a Final Joint Survey/Measurement Report dated 24 October 2013. The High Court had quashed communications dated 27 August 2015 and 21 October 2015, directed preparation of a revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) based on the Joint Survey Report, and ordered payment of the claimed amount. The Division Bench affirmed the decision, observing that a fresh survey was not feasible after five monsoons. The disp...