M/S. NAV BHARAT CONSTRUCTION CO. vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN — C.A. No. 2501/2001

Summary of C.A. No. 002501/2001 The Supreme Court upheld an arbitral award in a construction contract dispute between Nav Bharat Construction Company and the State of Rajasthan for the Bhimsagar Dam project. The Court rejected the contractor's objections under Sections 30 and 33 of the Arbitration Act, holding that the Court retained jurisdiction to entertain the award filed by the newly appointed Umpire as a continuation of earlier proceedings. The Court dismissed most of the contractor's 39 claims, barring claims 2 and 26 based on prior judicial findings that these were contrary to contract terms, and rejected the claim for compound interest. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.