STATE OF BIHAR Vs. BRAHMAPUTRA INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted. We have heard learned counsel for the parties.

(2.) The State is aggrieved by the appointment of arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Central Act) on the ground that the said Act is excluded by the Bihar Public Works Contracts Arbitration Tribunal Act, 2008 (Bihar Act 21 of 2008) (the State Act).

(3.) To appreciate the plea raised, it is necessary to refer to the scheme of the State Act as reflected in some of the key provisions. Sections 8, 9 and 22 of the State Act are as follows: