Kalki Communication Technologies Private Limited v. Karnataka Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintainability of writ petition against arbitral award — dismissal. WP No. 17534 of 2022 (GM-RES), High Court of Karnataka, decided 10 November 2025; petitioner Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; respondents included Karnataka MSME Facilitation Council and Pal Mohan Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Petitioner's counsel absent despite no-further-adjournment rider; Court held writ petition challenging Arbitrator's award in Arbitration Case No.87/2019 not maintainable and dismissed it. Prayer concerning 90-day limit under Section 18(5) MSMED Act vis-a-vis Sections 18(2)/(3) was raised but not decided. No precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
On merits, a writ petition challenging the award passed by the Arbitrator in the arbitration proceedings is not maintainable. ¶32