https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280673 Under a restricted contractual dispute-resolution clause, claims for extra or additional work must be raised within the contractual mechanism and time-limit. Where the contract requires the contractor to seek a decision from the engineer, pursue the appellate process, and then indicate an intention to refer the dispute to arbitration within the prescribed period, failure to do so makes the decision final and bars later arbitration. Acceptance of the final bill does not permit a fresh claim to be initiated after completion of the work if the contractual preconditions have not been met. en-us Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 May 2019 14:52:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280673 Under a restricted contractual dispute-resolution clause, claims for extra or additional work must be raised within the contractual mechanism and time-limit. Where the contract requires the contractor to seek a decision from the engineer, pursue the appellate process, and then indicate an intention to refer the dispute to arbitration within the prescribed period, failure to do so makes the decision final and bars later arbitration. Acceptance of the final bill does not permit a fresh claim to be initiated after completion of the work if the contractual preconditions have not been met. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280673