https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395642 The text explains that, under the MSME Act, liability to pay under Section 15 arises only where a buyer owes payment to a supplier, and the Section 18 reference mechanism applies only to amounts due under Section 17. Because the petitioner had no privity of contract with the MSME claimants, had not purchased goods or services from them for consideration, and was not the buyer in the dispute, the Facilitation Council could not enlarge its jurisdiction merely because the work was performed at the petitioner's site. The contract also placed responsibility for unauthorised subcontracting on the principal contractor. On that basis, the petitioner was treated as outside the arbitration reference. en-us Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:42:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395642 The text explains that, under the MSME Act, liability to pay under Section 15 arises only where a buyer owes payment to a supplier, and the Section 18 reference mechanism applies only to amounts due under Section 17. Because the petitioner had no privity of contract with the MSME claimants, had not purchased goods or services from them for consideration, and was not the buyer in the dispute, the Facilitation Council could not enlarge its jurisdiction merely because the work was performed at the petitioner's site. The contract also placed responsibility for unauthorised subcontracting on the principal contractor. On that basis, the petitioner was treated as outside the arbitration reference. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395642