The Supreme Court of India has held that whether a particular claim falls within or outside an “excepted matters” clause of a works contract is a matter squarely within the competence of the Arbitral Tribunal under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and cannot be circumscribed by a High Court exercising writ
Arbitral Tribunal Competent Under Section 16 To Decide If Dispute Falls Under ‘Excepted Matters’: Supreme Court
