UDAY UMESH LALIT, BELA M. TRIVEDI
GUJARAT STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD. – Appellant
Versus
MAHAKALI FOODS PVT. LTD. (UNIT 2) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. leave to appeal is granted. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. overview of common questions in appeals. (Para 3) |
| 3. substantive legal issues identified. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 4. arguments presented by buyers and suppliers. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. interpretation of overriding provisions. (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. msmed act prevails: context of arbitration. (Para 22 , 23) |
| 7. msmed act’s provisions and their application. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 8. no preclusion from utilizing the msmed act. (Para 34) |
| 9. final conclusions based on appeals. (Para 35 , 36) |
JUDGMENT
1. Leave to appeal is granted in SLP(C) No. 12884/2020, SLP(C) No. 31227/2018, SLP(C) No. 7375/2020, SLP(C) No. 2135/2021 and SLP(C) No. 6166/2021.
3. The broad outline of the impugned orders in each appeal may be stated as under:
4. In the background of afore-stated spectrum of cases, following common questions of law arise for consideration:
5. Before adverting to the afore-stated questions of law, beneficial would be to glance through the legislative history and the objects and reasons as also the relevant provisions of the MSMED Act, 2006 and of the Arbitration Act, 1996. So far as the legislative history of MSMED Act, 2006 is concer
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