THE MADHYA PRADESH MADHYASTHAM ADHIKARAN ADHINIYAM, 1983
The Madhya Pradesh Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983
This Act establishes a specialized Arbitration Tribunal in Madhya Pradesh to resolve monetary disputes valued at fifty thousand rupees or more arising out of public works contracts. It applies to private contractors, the state government, public sector undertakings, and state-controlled corporations involved in construction, repair, or maintenance projects. Regular civil courts are generally barred from hearing these matters. By creating a dedicated tribunal composed of judicial officers and senior technical experts, the law ensures fair, specialized, and binding conflict resolution. Tribunal awards carry the force of a court decree, preventing prolonged litigation and protecting public funds and infrastructure development.
Chapter III COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDING BEFORE TRIBUNAL AND PROCEDURE OF TRIBUNAL →
- 7Reference to Tribunal
- 8Procedure on receipt of reference
- 9Constitution of Benches and Chairman’s power of distribution of business
- 10Regulations for procedure of Tribunal and Benches
- 11Tribunal or Bench to regulate its own procedure
- 12Power of Tribunal or Bench regarding discovery, production of evidence, affidavit etc
- 13Place of sitting
- 14Proceeding and award not to be challenged under certain circumstances
- 15Continuance of proceedings under certain circumstances
Chapter IV Chapter IV →
- 16Award
- 17Finality of award
- 18Award to have force of decree of District Court
- 19High Court’s power of revision
- 20Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Court
- 21Officers and servants of the Tribunal
- 22Chairman, members etc. to the public servants
- 23Protection of action taken in good faith
- 24Jurisdiction and powers of Tribunal etc. as regards offence affecting administration of justice
- 25Power to delegate
- 26Seal
- 27Inspection and copies of documents
- 28Power of State Government to direct Tribunal to maintain records, registers etc. and to furnish information and statistics
- 29Power to make rules
- 30Power to remove difficulties
- 31Laying of regulations and certain orders before Legislative Assembly
Chapter VI MISCELLANEOUS →
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