LANDMARK CASE

Ssangyong Engineering v. NHAI

(2019) 15 SCC 131 · Supreme Court of India · Arbitration

At a glance

Citation: (2019) 15 SCC 131
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Arbitration
In one line: The award was set aside as it rewrote the contract, but the grounds are narrow.

1 Facts

An arbitral award applied a new price formula unilaterally introduced by one party.

2 Issue

When can an award be set aside after the 2015 amendment?

3 What the court decided

The award was set aside as it rewrote the contract, but the grounds are narrow.

4 Why it matters

It explained the post 2015 limited grounds.

5 Think about it

Why did the Court exercise its power under Article 142 here?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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