{"id":3838,"date":"2009-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-sri-bala-gopal-constructions-vs-union-of-india-on-21-april-2009"},"modified":"2015-11-13T20:11:13","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T14:41:13","slug":"ms-sri-bala-gopal-constructions-vs-union-of-india-on-21-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-sri-bala-gopal-constructions-vs-union-of-india-on-21-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"M\/S Sri Bala Gopal Constructions … vs Union Of India on 21 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
M\/S Sri Bala Gopal Constructions … vs Union Of India on 21 April, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: S.Abdul Nazeer<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALQR'E.':i_\"r..,_\n\nDATED mls THE 21\"\" DAY 01: APRi.L 2009.  D ;;f f r.- \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HON'BLE MRJUSTICE S. 2iBDvsUl:.     'i\n\nCIVIL MISCELLANEOUS r>r51'(T10:v..z\u00a7?0.61;*2(}05f...  \n\nBetween:\n\nM\/S Sri Ba1aG0pz:l COnSEfL1CEi'()ni'$7Lifi,  } i   \n(Formerly M\/s Shree Jagannath C'0l]'sU'L3Cti()I1:s'._V  __ \n\nReptd. By its Ma:121ging Direei6r,\" --    . ..\n6-3-1 .105, Rajbhav;1i1'R:Q\u20acd, SDm3.jigi1d\u00e91;   in\nHyderabad W  5; 'V     9 f'\n\n. . . .. Petitioner.\n\nAnd :\n\nUnion of India, ii \"\n\n Reptd, F'  \n\nV ' -\u00bb'Fhe.VGene:ai*-- Manager,\n ' _.S0'u\u00a3h'Wes:te.ajn_j.Railxvay,\n2 Hub1i,'K'a:f1.1a\u00a3aka.\n\nTile C;i'.:l'1.ie'i'f\/-Xdtnirristmtive Officer (C),\n\u00bb. S0ri{.h__Wester11 Raiiway,\n\" *1'_8, Miiler Road.\n\nr _y_BA\u00e9;nga1D1'e.\n\n\n\n3 The Chief Engineer (C),\nSouth Western Railway,\n\nHubii, Karnataka. .... Respondents,  <\/pre>\n
(By Sri NS. Sanjay Gowda, Adv.)<\/p>\n
This Civil Misc. Petition $5 i’i1ed”iir1de1’\u00abSeetion .
\nthe Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 pi:_a’yi.r;g to z1.pp’oititfa__
\nSole Arbitrator with regard to the dispute between thevpetitiorier ‘<\/p>\n
and the respondent, etc.<\/p>\n
This Civil Misc. Petition coming o1=._for:_Ad1nis:=;ior1 thi\u00e9i day,
\nthe Court made the following;    ” ‘   <\/p>\n
The petitioner ‘iL<3:.._a"_'Liini;tedLCompany'.ji'eeor\ufb01o1\u00b0ated under the<\/p>\n
Companies7.Act. i1avii'1Vg:'it.$4'regi:::.tei"ed' 0ffic.e at Hyderabad. It was<\/p>\n
previously kiiowenhiztos {Si'iV'3'\u00a7lg::1l'1E1'ia[h Constructions Limited'. Its<\/p>\n
_..name h2:\u00a7–{ been chztnged. to the present name. It has been executing<\/p>\n
"'\u00bb=_v_orE<:\u00a7'ef va.riot1x\u00abCe:1_ti*a1 and State Government Oi'ga11isat.io11s and<\/p>\n
their"in's:tru1nen't::.iities. The second respoiident had called for<\/p>\n
tenders for e':~:ec.titit)ii of balance earthwork from Ch 40000 to Ch<\/p>\n
=.V'4ii5000'iih.etween Kadur and Chickmagaltir Stations of SOU[11~<\/p>\n
 _ 'Western Raiiway in connectio?Nwith New 136 line between the said<\/p>\n
hm.\n<\/p>\n
stations through NIT dated l7.i0.l.998. The ol”‘l”er made by the<\/p>\n
petitioner was the lowest. Therefore, the second responde’r.t_<\/p>\n
accepted the offer of the petitioner through his letter dated  ~<\/p>\n
(Annexure ‘B’). In terms of the said acceptance letter, i:i’it_ial y’al.tie M<\/p>\n
of the work. was Rs.l.,0O,34,332\/~ and the”enti’re\u00ab \\&_zvo\u00a2i’i<.;si1.At)"t'tlti <\/p>\n
completed within six months from the date o'f__ac'<:Veptance_jEe'tter*i.e;.' i'<\/p>\n
the work should be completed on oj"~vt.t\u00a7:ei7()i'e  <\/p>\n
acceptance letter also \u00a3}1\u00a31l1Ci\u00a31l,IL'1':\u20ac'\u00a3V_i"Jt) pet'itio':iei tjorieposit an arnount<\/p>\n
of R33 lakhs towards security det)osi't'ai'1titheiA$:aid'_'_.amount has<\/p>\n
since been recoveretl"i'r_oi'n the rri_nni'iig'~bil'l\u00a7_"of tljie petitioner and<\/p>\n
the res onde_nts–.h'aw.e Vtiaf'-:;zii<'l_oarnoiint 'icing with them.
\nA _  ,  J .\n<\/p>\n
2..\u00ab.{lt is*the caSe’–.ol’v_tl1e. petitioner that after CO\u00a3’\ufb02l}1Cl]CCIH\u20acl1l<\/p>\n
Vanci eixieeuuvtion’ot”eerLzt_in quantity of work, the respondents failed to<\/p>\n
make-paylment ftir  work that was executed from August, I999<\/p>\n
and no woaj.ki’i1g drawings were provideci for the bridges. Tliereforc,<\/p>\n
 ‘the’i.;5e’titi.o11er sustained huge losses on account of idling of<\/p>\n
 eatahilisliineilt  well  loss of business. Due to nomalloeation of<\/p>\n
\\t<\/p>\n
{V<\/p>\n
funds E0 the subject work, paymenis were hard 10 come by. Due to<\/p>\n
hapliuzard planning by the respondents, the czlassifieatien of C_l,l\u00a7.ll:f”:-g <\/p>\n
was made adversely afl’eeEing the planning of the  ‘V’<\/p>\n
whereby it has snsI:1ine.d loss of ab0u1_.R.s.__1.8.7(;)’ <\/p>\n
con\ufb01ended that as Ehe respondents did not l’:L’2}.’I.”li.’:.-ill’\u00a7l;lVI’l’ll’C3f wqfig, iL:Vi::_ Tr ‘<\/p>\n
deemed that they have abandoned 1ll5.,:h<g;k enlini11a1_i:\u00a5g;
\nof con\u00e9ract by Ehe1'esponden\u00a3s;_,.Even  the
\nexient possible, the respondeniaziiiilid 'i:p;f{–p;.yu  and even
\non date, an aniciuntv0f:Vab_QLi1    final bill
\namoum and   is yet \u00a30 be
\nreleased. Elie so  eoinmitted by {he respondents,<\/p>\n
{he petiti0nei'l"*susl\u00a3:1iiaed l:lllgCVl"(}SS(iS through idling and loss on<\/p>\n
.. V21CC()UllE.\u00a7*'[')f lens of business. V<\/p>\n
" ._ "'3.; li"iS"'_~lZL1_:\u00e9rE1es"contended than eonsequeni upon issuing {he<\/p>\n
_accep{\u00a3inee <leue:"," an agreement was eniered dated 20.12.2000. The<\/p>\n
"ag1'ee;nent Came to be execuied nearly after one year five months<\/p>\n
._:al.'1:er execuiing para of the C}L&\u00a7}ilEl\u20acS due to non-zillocation of funcls<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
to the subject work. The respondents did not furnish the copy of<\/p>\n
agreement t.o the petitioner even on date due to which it is;"no\u00abt'j__\u00a3t _._ C<\/p>\n
position to file the copy of the said agreement bef<)re..tlj'is<\/p>\n
However, the respondents accepted the:v"worl{"e.xectrtedt:by_ the" <\/p>\n
petitioner and periodical payments were ntade–_thou_<.:;i1 ..be~latedE,{:."~.. <\/p>\n
Although the petitioner had exec'e.ted._ the ivvork. t<)i'i..the:._"evX.tent<\/p>\n
possible, the 2" respondent issued notice,'on20.4;2{30?.  though
\nthe petitioner is at fault and the :.i;aiAd'.iett;er is"r–:1tv.\/Xrinexttre  The
\nagreement is governed by the\u00bbGeneral"…Condi\u00e9tions of contract
\ngoverning the Eiiignteeifiiig Departinent. o:fSi3tith'?Westcrii Raiivvay
\nand the Special Conditietnsof'Contract appended to the agreement.<\/p>\n
Ciauses 63 and4__6-3.-Vvoll' (}ener':1li"'_Co:1ditions of Contract deal with<\/p>\n
.v..1'esoit1t.ion oi' dispute:-;..ptl'1rot,tgl"t arbitration. Since the respondents<\/p>\n
l':vvere*n_ot .niaki'n.g""p_ayments, petitioner addressed a letter dated<\/p>\n
l9.t3~.2t)t)'7 cV2tll.i'.tigite2p<)n the 2"" respondent to pay certain amounts<\/p>\n
'as stated zindthe said letter. As the respondents did not pay the<\/p>\n
afinountsp demanded, the petitioner invoked Clause 64 of the<\/p>\n
'WGer*ieral Conditions of Contract and requested the 1" respondent to<\/p>\n
it<\/p>\n
g\/.\n<\/p>\n
constitute an arhitra] Tribunal for resolving the dispute between the<\/p>\n
parties as per its notice at Annexttre ‘G’. Since the procedure has<\/p>\n
failed, petitioner has filed this petition under Section ll(‘6) of the<\/p>\n
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘Act’ for sli()rt)j”tl7or–<_"'–v<\/p>\n
appointment of a Sole Arbitrator to resolve the disptitef:ai1tl,_ti'1e" <\/p>\n
outstanding issue between the parties in;\u00bbavceorda:=1ce Vwri-tit ti*ie_'_}_<\/p>\n
provisions of the agreement No.I\/CKM\/2;0O()i0lf(3Cl'E'tE$lC.l'.oateii:.,,,0:0A<\/p>\n
20.12.2000.\n<\/p>\n
4. The respondents have filed [llt3_i’I’…S_L\u00a3ILt\u00a7!I1CI].[‘(3lf_Qi)j\u20ac0il()I]S<\/p>\n
contendingthat~.ti’1e .lett:;:’t*-ofacceptanee”was issued to the petitioner<\/p>\n
on 9.7.1.999 and istthsequerntiy.Alan agreement was executed on<\/p>\n
_.20.12.20Clp0.0 Noticesiliwere issued to the petitioner about the poor<\/p>\n
‘p’rogres.s_ii; _the.peitVeeution of the work. it is further contended that<\/p>\n
the 0t’in0;i}–.me0tisttre–1ftte;its were taken by the Railways on 16.10.2002<\/p>\n
and the4″‘peti~tion’er was asked to attend the office. to sign the<\/p>\n
 “nlee,essary papers on or before 27.4.2002. However, the petitioner<\/p>\n
 did notilatteiid the o’t’fiee and thus the petitioner has accepted the<\/p>\n
is<\/p>\n
a’<\/p>\n
measurements. It is also contended that the petitioner did not n,ialie”.__<\/p>\n
any claims in writing within the period prescribed in the.eot1t1=\u00e9iet., i.~<\/p>\n
thus deemed to have waived all its claims and the Rai’iw.a:ysps’taiidA<\/p>\n
discharged of all their liabilities and there iS””tht’iS’11QV’\u00a3lI;b’itr2iljl*I3. <\/p>\n
disputes which require to be referred tt?1s_arbit2ratiot1.VTl:er’efo:’e3V the
\nclaim is not only time barred but also  They ;_5raye.d for
\ndismissal of the petition.\n<\/p>\n
5. The petitioziefilias; t’:\u00a3!edirej’oinrterl Cori’te–1rding that there is<\/p>\n
a change of iiaijaef__e;if’ the ‘peti~ti0ner”‘”froznV ‘M\/s Sri Jagannath<\/p>\n
C0nstrt1ctio.ns’: to .’SritBalagojiial”Constructions Limited’ and it is<\/p>\n
further contended”thatxiesoondeiijts are not right in contending that<\/p>\n
..Vp6llllOll~?i~l’ did. not signv the papers as per Annexure ‘C’ and<\/p>\n
l”r_espon–ri_ents a\u00abre’ye’t.t_0 pay the final bill even on. date. Since there<\/p>\n
wasno*-accord.’fan_d’;=satisfaction, the claims raised by the pet.it.ioner<\/p>\n
are st1sEai;iaVb.l1e..VPts long  the final bill is not paid, all the terms of<\/p>\n
‘  ‘agreement remain alive and hence it cannot be said that the<\/p>\n
Ucriaiirrs raised by the petitioner are staie.<\/p>\n
it<\/p>\n
6. I have heard the learned Counsel for the parties.<\/p>\n
7. it is also not in dispute that the agreement—-betweeit:’the<\/p>\n
parties is’ governed by General Conditions; <):,f~+.%o,t1t1*aet .go~Vemin_g  f<\/p>\n
Engineering Department of S0uth-W:es.t_ern Raiiway and'the.Vs_peci_a1 V<\/p>\n
conditions of the contract appended  21,g_1'een1en,t.i.'C1att\u00a7.es 63
\nand 64 of the General Conditi'ons\u00a5_of{_rhe"'eontrargt deal with the<\/p>\n
settlement of the dispute tliro.Ltgi:\u00bb arbitration, wvhitjh;.are as under:<\/p>\n
"SettlentA\u00e9'nti_V'bfii?\u00a7spLr\u00a7es:'A V V.\n<\/p>\n
637, Mgtter.\u00a7’._;fii;_ci:fly dtftf\u20aciff7!f_F1\u00a2d by the Railway: All
\n kind whatsoever arising
\nout Of’ir the Contractor’s representation ntake and
\nV ” 4_noti”f.y decision on all matters for which provision has
\nfiteen made in ciauses 8(3), 18, 22(5), 39, 43(2), 45(3),
\n55, 55–A(5), 57, 57A, 61(1), 61(2) and 62(1.)(b) of<\/p>\n
K43<\/p>\n
:’<\/p>\n
General Conditions of the contract or in any clause fow 7<\/p>\n
the special conditions of the contract shali be deemed\u00bb  <\/p>\n
as ‘excepted matters’ shall stand specifically exct’-uded-,: <\/p>\n
from the purview of the arbitration~vcl.ause_’landnot <\/p>\n
referred to arbitration.\n<\/p>\n
64(I)(z’.). Demand for Arbitrafiait}’*tin the ‘ex\/’exit  <\/p>\n
dispute or difference between:rt–he.A.arties lieie tons
\nthe construction or t)peratiorr_pfo;’thils”–.cVo1it’i*act, or the
\nrespective rights and  on any
\nmatter in ;qulesti’on, itiispu-te  on any
\naccountgor  Raiiways of
\nanyVyVcerti_i’i’ca_te  may claim to be
\nentl”!.Vtlecl_ the R.ai’lw_z1y_ fails to make a decision
\nwithin’ E20  such case, but except<\/p>\n
in any of. the fex.cep.teG..–rnattei’s’ re’l’eri’ed to in clause<\/p>\n
‘$3 of’ these ic”ondi_tion.~;, the Contractor,’ after 120 days<\/p>\n
A ‘ V. 3 ‘but iw:itliin’\u00ab.i:8(} days of his presenting his final claim on<\/p>\n
  rnatters, shaii demand in writing that then<\/p>\n
‘  lcllisptityelor :iil’ference be referred to arbitration.<\/p>\n
V * :,4_(ii)ll\u00a5- The demand for arbitration shall specify the<\/p>\n
V’ v matters which are in question or subject of the dispute<\/p>\n
or difference  also the amount of claim l[\u20acZ!'{1~WlS{‘,.<\/p>\n
lit<\/p>\n
a-\n<\/p>\n
10<\/span><\/p>\n
Onty such dispute(s) or differeneets) in respect of <\/p>\n
which the demand has been tnacte, together wi\u00e9thnrii’<\/p>\n
eounterelaitns or set or shall be referred to 2trbiti~_a;ti–t3n  <\/p>\n
and other matters shall not be inc1ttde.d_–“i’nv–the<\/p>\n
reference.\n<\/p>\n
(ii)(a) — The arbitration proceedings sha1i–._be ass\u00bbu’3frted \u00b0<\/p>\n
to have eonamence\u00e9 from the ._a written and V”-\u00a2’tlli’i’*\u00a3iii ii<\/p>\n
demand for arbitration  received b’y..the.._i’ai1way.. <\/p>\n
(b) The claimant shall sttbrni-t hisfi:1aini’sta.!:ingthat the
\nfacts stn ortinr: the eraivmsi\u00bb alonvwiithv a’i’i[” relevant
\nt s V V . :2 r<\/p>\n
documents a’ndi}t..ie reiiefi oi’ re’mecii’t:r)1.1s311t a atinst<\/p>\n
each elaimx iztti.:hVi.t1_ .pe’:’io’Ci-.o_f 30 days from the date of<\/p>\n
appointment of  “Tt’ii)uIt2ll.\n<\/p>\n
(cg). The RaitWziy~sha1I\u00a2s;ub1nit its defence statement and<\/p>\n
. ,  e_t.ai.nt(s), if any, within a period of 60 days of<\/p>\n
ii.._rreci’ei;\u00a7t–\u00ab._oo1″  of ctairns from Tribunal thereafter,<\/p>\n
‘,t1n1ess_.ioi’ih_erwtse extension has been granted by<\/p>\n
Ti1’ibLii1iE’.aiii<\/p>\n
V’ -\u00bb{r’.1’zi’) — No new ctaim shall be added during proceedings<\/p>\n
by either party. However, at party may amend or<\/p>\n
it<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
H<\/p>\n
supplement the original claim or defence thereof<\/p>\n
during {l’lC course of arbitraiion proceedings; subject 1’0… T<\/p>\n
acceptance by Tribunal; having due regard to the (}(“3:~lE1}=’.’ ‘ <\/p>\n
in making it.\n<\/p>\n
(iv) — if the Contractor(s) does\/do no: p’rei’ei’
\nspecific and final claims; in W.i”lil I}g,  a periefi 1
\n90 days of receiving the intiii1a’riii):i1i.f’roni tlie
\nthat the filial bill is 1’eady for ‘pay:ii;\u00a7ni;”~ia_\u00a2\/they ‘wail ii;
\ndeemed to have waiifeeliijhisgtrhebir,  and the
\nRailway sha11,_be disehahrged’ [mid r”i>ei’e;i;;\u00a2a-“‘ of all
\niiabilities tindeigi-hthe. lycoairaez  “:1V”t’;v2~f.\u00a7_Z.)”_.’_:V:(E'{ of these
\nclaims.”    1 ‘V ‘V i V. J i<\/p>\n
8. It’iiievideii:._fr(ii*n.:Clatise~~64(i)(iv) that if {he Contractor<\/p>\n
does notprefer his spvec:ifie’- and firiai claims in wriiing within a<\/p>\n
 period 9E0′;la\u00a72’s\u00ab after reeeiiving the intimation from Railways that<\/p>\n
tihenfinal’  for payment, he will be deemc-:.cl to have<\/p>\n
V V’ waivetlhis V_c’l21.i.ii\u00a7~l’and the Railway shali be d.ischarged and released<\/p>\n
 a,llTliabil’i:.ies under the coritiact in respect of the saici claim.<\/p>\n
ll<\/p>\n
:1?\n<\/p>\n
tiger<\/p>\n
12<\/span><\/p>\n
9. Section 43 of the Arbitration Act provides for applieatiori”‘–._\u00bb<\/p>\n
of the Limitation Act to arbitration as it applies to the pi'<)eeVedihg$'n:W. <\/p>\n
of the Court. It is as under:\n<\/p>\n
“43. Limitationsu (I) TheVLi1n.it:uienii”Act, ”
\n(XXXVI of i963), shall applyyto”\u00abarbitrutior1:–:.._T213;  <\/p>\n
applies to proceeding in. Court.  _ <\/p>\n
(2) For the purposes of  }1nc-i”~tiie
\nAct, 1963 (XvXXy1*t~ oi’::__1’9(f~.3}i}’ a11..\ufb011’hi1:ratiojn ishaii be<\/p>\n
deemed tciiihaive1’eorg1me.r1eed~._ois7the date referred in<\/p>\n
Seetior1i”2rE~..iA 7;\n<\/p>\n
(3)   to submit future
\ndisputes “z;rhiti’2~1t..i’\u00abou’provides that any claim to which
\n ztgreethent  \u00abshall be barred uniess some step
\ni”tr)_c:oru~meriee__arbitra1 proceedings is taken within 21
\n  agreement, and :1 dispute arises to
\ni’9s3hic.i’1~ \u00e9tgreemeut applies, the Court, if it is of
\nopinion that in the eireunistauces of the ease undue<\/p>\n
A :i1<21'r(iSi]ip would otherwise be caused, and<\/p>\n
iiinotwithstaiiding that the time so fixed has expired,<\/p>\n
it<\/p>\n
13<\/span><\/p>\n
may on such terms, if any,  the justice of the case
\nmay require, extend the time for such period as i.t  <\/p>\n
thinks proper.\n<\/p>\n
(4) Where the Court orders that an parbitral
\nset aside, the period between the coitr1111encei.nent the
\narbitration and the date of the orderiiof th.ei.Cour.:t \u00b0<\/p>\n
be excluded in computing  pi’escribezjVAiiby
\nLimitation Act, 1963
\ncornmencernent of V  <\/p>\n
arbitration) with respect to the  ‘:;.oiisirii.3n’ti’t;ted.”<\/p>\n
l0. Inypt\u00a7esenit\u00a7\u00a7:_;c’ase’,–the t’inal”‘bilil  per Annextire ‘C’
\nwas sei’ved:’o_n the ‘p6_tViVlitj\ufb02\u20ac.tI””\u00a31li”‘2Q:f1..2002. He has not made any<\/p>\n
claim in writing’-within 90i’tiay’s7ifro11i the date of receipt of the<\/p>\n
V..–intimatiV_ona  peti’tion\u00abe–r” has filed the aforesaid Civil<\/p>\n
Misceiianeotxs ‘P(“i;v'[i”.iAV(i)iIl.\u00a31l”‘[(‘3l’ five years of the service of intimation<\/p>\n
 V at Anneiture ‘B’;ih_’hich is clearly barred by time. The petitioner<\/p>\n
 ought to havetiled this petition within three years of the receipt of<\/p>\n
 theifin_tiin”a~tion  above. Article l3’7 of” thc Limitation Act lays<\/p>\n
 _do’wnii:hat any application for which no period of limitation is<\/p>\n
it<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
T4<\/p>\n
provided elsewhere in the saici scheduie, three years <\/p>\n
ailowed when the right to apply accrues. Thus. the _p53\u00a3i{ib’aif ‘i~sAA 5’ ‘<\/p>\n
cleariy bamzd by time. E1 is accordingiy rc:_j_ep,te__<1. I\\'c;-'\u00e9(")L~;"1';~.;~..: . "<\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court M\/S Sri Bala Gopal Constructions … vs Union Of India on 21 April, 2009 Author: S.Abdul Nazeer IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALQR’E.’:i_”r..,_ DATED mls THE 21″” DAY 01: APRi.L 2009. 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