Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Section 28 Indian Contract Act | Arbitration Clauses Ousting Judicial Review Void in State Contracts : SC Upholds Rule of Law
Supreme Court rules that contractual clauses barring judicial or arbitral review of liability disputes in State contracts violate Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act. The State cannot unilaterally exclude accountability, ensuring public contracts remain subject to independent adjudication.