https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785250 An arbitral award was set aside where the tribunal wrongly refused to permit amendment of the defence raising suppression of CIRP proceedings against the lead consortium member, a foundational challenge going to the validity of the contract and arbitration agreement. The refusal prevented adjudication of a vital jurisdictional and contractual defence, and the award was therefore unsustainable. The award was also found perverse because disputed claims on delay, breach and damages were decided without oral evidence and without meaningful analysis of the documentary record, with findings resting on broad assertions and arithmetic rather than proved material. The award was set aside in its entirety. en-us Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:41:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785250 An arbitral award was set aside where the tribunal wrongly refused to permit amendment of the defence raising suppression of CIRP proceedings against the lead consortium member, a foundational challenge going to the validity of the contract and arbitration agreement. The refusal prevented adjudication of a vital jurisdictional and contractual defence, and the award was therefore unsustainable. The award was also found perverse because disputed claims on delay, breach and damages were decided without oral evidence and without meaningful analysis of the documentary record, with findings resting on broad assertions and arithmetic rather than proved material. The award was set aside in its entirety. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785250