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The Chhattisgarh Madhyastham Adhikaran (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2019

The Chhattisgarh Madhyastham Adhikaran (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2019 is a state legislation that expands the statutory definition of a "works-contract" under the principal Arbitration Tribunal Act of 1983. It brings specified public water supply, groundwater enrichment, drilling, and treatment infrastructure projects directly within the jurisdiction of the Chhattisgarh Arbitration Tribunal (Madhyastham Adhikaran). The Act applies to state government departments, public undertakings, and private contractors executing contracts for tube well drilling, hand pumps, water purification plants, pipe supply, rain water harvesting, and fluoride or iron removal plants. By routing disputes over these projects to statutory arbitration, it ensures specialized resolution for public infrastructure disputes across Chhattisgarh.

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