# THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER RAIGAD vs M/S. PATWARDHAN INFRASTURCTURE PVT. LTD.

Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 2026-01-17
Citation: ARA/33/2015
Petitioner: THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER RAIGAD
Respondent: M/S. PATWARDHAN INFRASTURCTURE PVT. LTD.

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

55.ARA.33.2015.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 33 OF 2015 State of Maharashtra ....Appellant Versus M/s Patwardhan Infrasturcture Pvt. Ltd. ....Respondent Mr. Kuldeep Patil, for Appellant. Ms. Sonal a/w Ujwala Kamat, Anoop Sharma, Sumit Khanna, Vaibhav Singh, for Respondent. Mr. A. R. Patil, Addl. G. P. for State. CORAM : SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J. DATE: : JANUARY 17, 2026 JUDGEMENT : Context and Factual Background: 1. This Appeal has been filed under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) impugning an Arbitral Award dated November 7, 2012 (“Impugned Award”) and a Judgment dated September 24, 2014 (“Impugned Judgment”), which upheld the Impugned Award, dismissing a challenge under Section 34 of the Act. 2. The disputes and differences between the parties relate to the award of a work on August 31, 1999 and a short four-page agreement dated November 26, 1999, being signed ( “Agreement”). The Appellant, the State of Maharashtra (“State”), awarded to the Respondent, Patwardhan Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (“Patwardhan”), a contract for construction of a two-lane bridge connecting Pen and Alibag 

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