Newsletter September Disputes

ARBITRATION

Case Name:National Skill Development Corporation v. Surya Wires Private Limited & Ors., Civil Appeal No.12526 of 2026 (arising out of S.L.P. (C) No. 10030 of 2026)

Forum: Supreme Court

The appellant challenged the impugned order passed by the Hon’ble High Court u/s 37(2)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”) whereby the High Court affirmed the order dated 23.10.2024 passed by the Ld. Sole Arbitrator directing the deletion of respondent nos. 2, 3, 5 and 7 from the array of parties to the arbitral proceedings, on the finding that they were non-signatories to the agreements in their personal capacities.

Appellant, a company that extends financial assistance to companies and organizations which provide skill training, was the implementing agency for establishing Model Training Centers in every district of the country under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra. The appellant allotted districts to respondent no. 1 and respondent no. 4 for jointly setting up