https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458158 A contract for construction and commissioning of a water treatment plant fell within the statutory definition of a works contract under the M. P. Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983, because its essential character was construction of buildings, tanks and reservoirs, with ancillary equipment not changing that nature. As the dispute was therefore referable to the statutory arbitration tribunal, Sections 7 and 20 barred civil court jurisdiction, and an application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 was not maintainable before the civil court. en-us Fri, 26 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:27:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458158 A contract for construction and commissioning of a water treatment plant fell within the statutory definition of a works contract under the M. P. Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983, because its essential character was construction of buildings, tanks and reservoirs, with ancillary equipment not changing that nature. As the dispute was therefore referable to the statutory arbitration tribunal, Sections 7 and 20 barred civil court jurisdiction, and an application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 was not maintainable before the civil court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458158