HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JAIPUR BENCH)
PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI, BALJINDER SINGH SANDHU
Executive Engineer, Phed City Division Ii Kota – Appellant
Versus
Sachdeva Metal Works, Jalandhar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. delay condonation and hearing consent (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. contract execution and dispute initiation (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. territorial jurisdiction based on contractual agreement (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. statutory provisions of msmed act override arbitration act (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. time extension granted for jurisdictional remedy (Para 9 , 10) |
ORDER :
1. The matters comes up on applications under Section 5 of the Limitation Act seeking condonation of delay in filing the instant appeals bearing D.B. Civil Misc. Appeal Nos.1636/2023, 1124/2023, 2803/2023, 3875/2023, 120/2024, 851/2024 & 4379/2024.
1.1 For the reasons mentioned in the applications, the same are allowed. The delay in filing the aforementioned appeals is condoned.
2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matters are heard finally.
3. The broader controversy in the present cases is that certain NITs were invited by the appellants for supply of ISI marked Sluice valves and after going through the process, the contract / agreement was executed between the parties and the work commenced. The respondents made a reference under Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (for short ‘th

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