Supreme Court of India · 2002-05-07
Build India Construction System vs Union Of India (Uoi)
- Citation / case number
- AIR2002SC2437
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Build India Construction System
- Respondent
- Union Of India (Uoi)
- Author
- R.C. Lahoti
- Bench
- R.C. Lahoti, B.N. Agrawal
Judgment text excerpt
The case concerns the validity and enforceability of an arbitration agreement incorporated by reference into a construction contract. The appellant contested the terms of a tender acceptance and the subsequent application of the General Conditions of Contract. The Court examined whether the specific agreement to abide by the General Conditions, including the arbitration clause, constituted a binding legal obligation between the contractor and the Union of India.