SC rules unconditional No Demand Certificate bars contractors from reopening settled claims
- Posted on August 6, 2026
- By Dawn
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In brief
The Supreme Court has established a critical legal precedent regarding No Demand Certificates, determining that they create an absolute bar preventing contractors from reopening claims that have already been settled. The court emphasized its limited scope of judicial review, stating it will only intervene in concurrent factual findings when there is clear evidence of gross misinterpretation, complete disregard of evidence, or manifest arbitrariness. This ruling strengthens contract finality and settlement enforcement in construction disputes.
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SC rules unconditional No Demand Certificate bars contractors from reopening settled claims
Observes that it will not interfere with concurrent findings of fact unless they were shown to suffer from gross misreading or non-reading of evidence, perversity or arbitrariness.
