Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Section 34 Arbitration Act | NHAI Cannot Seek Internal Review of Arbitral Award: MP HC Rejects Bypass of Statutory Remedies
Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that NHAI cannot circumvent the Arbitration and Conciliation Act by issuing internal letters to review arbitral awards under the National Highways Act. The court emphasizes that statutory remedies under Section 34 must be exhausted, reinforcing the finality of arbitration awards in land acquisition disputes involving government bodies.