Supreme Court of India

STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS. versus M/S B.B.M. ENTERPRISES

2026 INSC 358

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 4320/2026
Judgment date
2026-04-09
Petitioner / appellant
STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.
Respondent
M/S B.B.M. ENTERPRISES
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 358
Other citation
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 154
CNR
ESCR010001402026
Bench / judges
SANJAY KUMAR, K. VINOD CHANDRAN
Author judge
Not available
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Whether a notice seeking commencement of arbitration, issued on 02.06.2022, could set in motion the process of resolution of a dispute regarding a work completed as early as on 30.07.2000.

Headnote excerpt

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.42, 43 – 18 – Work completed in the year 2000 – Notice seeking commencement of arbitration issued after 21 years in 2022 – By way of the impugned judgment, Arbitrator appointed by High Court – Sustainability: Held: Unsustainable – Arbitration though is an alternate dispute

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