https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282663 A back-to-back subcontract does not, by itself, shift a subcontractor's payment claim to the employer or novate the main contract; absent an express covenant transferring liability in the main contract, the contractor remains primarily liable under the subcontract. An earlier admission of liability and a later inconsistent denial cannot defeat that obligation, and such inconsistency supports enforcement of the award in favour of the subcontractor. The Supreme Court sustained the concurrent findings and rejected the challenge to the subcontractor's claim. en-us Wed, 06 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 18 Aug 2019 08:32:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282663 A back-to-back subcontract does not, by itself, shift a subcontractor's payment claim to the employer or novate the main contract; absent an express covenant transferring liability in the main contract, the contractor remains primarily liable under the subcontract. An earlier admission of liability and a later inconsistent denial cannot defeat that obligation, and such inconsistency supports enforcement of the award in favour of the subcontractor. The Supreme Court sustained the concurrent findings and rejected the challenge to the subcontractor's claim. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282663