# Blacklisting is ‘civil and commercial death’, rules MP High Court 2026-08-08T03:05:31+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that blacklisting a contractor amounts to "civil and commercial death," with consequences beyond mere monetary loss. A five-judge bench decided that a challenge to blacklisting cannot be taken before the statutory arbitration tribunal defined under the Madhya Pradesh Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983, because it is not a "dispute" under that law. The court further held that only a chief engineer or officer of equivalent rank can issue a blacklisting order, as per a 2015 PWD circular. The judgment, which referenced 131 prior cases, also clarified that the 2025 amendments to the Act do not change this position. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in Tags: arbitration, blacklisting, chief engineer, contractor, Indore Municipal Corporation, Madhya Pradesh High Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/blacklisting-is-civil-and-commercial-death-rules-mp-high-court/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/blacklisting-is-civil-and-commercial-death-rules-mp-high-court/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.