Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
GeM CRAC Issuance Triggers Mandatory Payment Within 10 Days Under Article 14 | Arbitration Clause No Bar : Gauhati HC
Gauhati High Court rules that issuance of a Consignee Receipt and Acceptance Certificate (CRAC) under Government e-Marketplace (GeM) contracts creates an absolute payment obligation within 10 days, overriding arbitration clauses or defect claims. The Court held that arbitrary withholding of payment by the State violates Article 14, while defect remedies remain arbitrable separately.