https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458862 The MSMED Act's special dispute-resolution scheme was treated as overriding an inconsistent private arbitration clause, so a supplier could invoke the Facilitation Council despite contractual arbitration terms. The Court also held that, after failed conciliation under Section 18(2), the Council may itself take up the matter for arbitration under Section 18(3), and the general bar in Section 80 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act does not apply in this statutory context. The challenge to the Council's reference and arbitral jurisdiction was therefore rejected, and the writ petition failed. en-us Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:48:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458862 The MSMED Act's special dispute-resolution scheme was treated as overriding an inconsistent private arbitration clause, so a supplier could invoke the Facilitation Council despite contractual arbitration terms. The Court also held that, after failed conciliation under Section 18(2), the Council may itself take up the matter for arbitration under Section 18(3), and the general bar in Section 80 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act does not apply in this statutory context. The challenge to the Council's reference and arbitral jurisdiction was therefore rejected, and the writ petition failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458862