Concurrent Delays In Infrastructure Projects & The Indian Contract Act, 1872

To read the article on Mondaq, click here. "Delay" in infrastructure projects has become the norm, whereas timely completion of the project has become the exception. During the execution of an infrastructure project, the parties may encounter several events which delay the execution and completion of the Project. Delay in completion of projects brings with itself a host of questions left to be determined by contract administrators, courts and tribunals. At its core, lies the question - who is responsible for the delay? & consequences thereof! If the delay is occasioned by any act of the Employer ("Employer's Delay Event"), the Contractor will...

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