Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra, National Highway Division, PWD v. Khare and Tarkunde Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court compliance order (Somasekhar Sundaresan, J.) dated March 10, 2025 in Arbitration Petition Nos. 262, 263 and 264 of 2024 — PWD Government of Maharashtra National Highways v. Khare & Tarkunde Infrastructure Pvt Ltd; Section 34 arbitration petitions; deposit of Rs. 589.28 Crores pursuant to earlier orders; alleged shortfall of approximately Rs. 20 Lakhs; parties agreed deposit excludes GST; Petitioner to compute and pay GST by March 17, 2025; matters listed for final hearing under caption 'For Final Hearing- Section 34' on Supplementary Board on March 19, 2025; award alleged untenable and contrary to law — challenge reserved for final hearing.
What did the court decide?
Interim compliance directions: GST component of the deposit to be computed and paid by March 17, 2025; Petitions to be listed for final hearing (Section 34) on Supplementary Board on March 19, 2025; actions under the order effective on receipt of downloaded copy from the Court's website. No final adjudication on the validity of the award in this order.