Ajay Kumar Ojha vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh Principal ...

The Supreme Court overruled its previous judgment in Va Tech Escher Wyass Flovel Ltd. v. MPSE Board & Another, (2011) 13 SCC 261, establishing that the jurisdiction to resolve disputes lies with the M.P. Arbitration Tribunal under the M.P. Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983. The Court set aside the impugned order under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and remanded the matter for merits consideration by the Tribunal. The appeals were disposed of with directions for further proceedings before the Tribunal on July 9, 2018.