M/s Sahabuddin Siddique and Anr vs The Union of India and 4 Ors Advocate - Marto Kato, ,DSGI,GA (AP) — WA/32/2025

Case Summary: WA/32/2025 Court Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed the appellants' appeal, upholding the Single Judge's order that relegated them to civil court for claims regarding liquidated damages and bank guarantee invocation. Key Reasoning: The court held that disputes over breach of contract and compensation under Sections 73-74 of the Indian Contract Act require determination by an adjudicatory forum (civil court or arbitration tribunal), not writ court. Since the appellants lacked direct privity with the EPC contract and disputed factual issues existed (completion percentage: appellants claimed 49%, respondents claimed 26.21%), these matters were inappropriate for writ jurisdiction. The court upheld the single judge's direction to issue work completion certificates based on joint verification and release pending bills accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.