Lok Adalat: Arbitration case closed after construction agency receives ₹1.83 crore from Nirmiti Kendra

Conciliators intervened during the National Lok Adalat in the District Court complex in Mangaluru to close an arbitration case after Dakshina Kannada Nirmiti Kendra presented cheques for ₹1.83 crore to settle the pending bills of the firm involved in the construction of the new building of Lady Goshchen Hospital.

Sri Krishna Shelters approached the District Court in May 2023 over non-payment of the bill for the construction done in 2012-13. The firm had bagged the tender for the construction of the new building at ₹9 crore. Following non-completion of the work in two years, the then Deputy Commissioner allotted the work to another firm. The bill of Sri Krishna Shelters was kept pending by Nirmiti Kendra, along with a penalty amount for the delay. The firm approached the court of arbitration.