https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275348 The Madhya Pradesh Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983 was construed as applying to any written agreement that, in substance, answers the statutory definition of a works contract, regardless of its label or ancillary features such as concession, financing, or operation terms. A private arbitration or dispute-resolution clause does not oust the Tribunal's jurisdiction under Section 7, because the statutory forum prevails over contract. The substituted definition of works contract was treated as clarificatory and retrospective, applying to pending and future contracts. The amended definition of dispute was read narrowly to cover only differences involving an ascertained money claim, excluding purely non-monetary claims. en-us Fri, 05 May 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275348 The Madhya Pradesh Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983 was construed as applying to any written agreement that, in substance, answers the statutory definition of a works contract, regardless of its label or ancillary features such as concession, financing, or operation terms. A private arbitration or dispute-resolution clause does not oust the Tribunal's jurisdiction under Section 7, because the statutory forum prevails over contract. The substituted definition of works contract was treated as clarificatory and retrospective, applying to pending and future contracts. The amended definition of dispute was read narrowly to cover only differences involving an ascertained money claim, excluding purely non-monetary claims. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 05 May 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275348