https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=765706 A contractual clause excluding damages or compensation for employer-caused delay, while allowing only extension of time, was treated as enforceable where the contractor repeatedly relied on that mechanism, accepted extensions without penalty, and gave undertakings not to pursue claims beyond escalation. On those facts, the contractor was estopped from later disputing the clause. A fresh challenge based on Sections 23 and 28 of the Contract Act was not entertained because it had not been raised below, and interference under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act remained limited to the narrow scope akin to Section 34. The appeal therefore failed. en-us Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:32:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=765706 A contractual clause excluding damages or compensation for employer-caused delay, while allowing only extension of time, was treated as enforceable where the contractor repeatedly relied on that mechanism, accepted extensions without penalty, and gave undertakings not to pursue claims beyond escalation. On those facts, the contractor was estopped from later disputing the clause. A fresh challenge based on Sections 23 and 28 of the Contract Act was not entertained because it had not been raised below, and interference under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act remained limited to the narrow scope akin to Section 34. The appeal therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=765706