Jammu, Oct. 9 -- The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that alleged non-registration of an enterprise under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006, at the time of a transaction does not, by itself, render an arbitral award passed under the Act a nullity.

Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that an objection to an enterprise's registration status alone cannot deprive the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council of jurisdiction to entertain a dispute under Section 18 of the Act and refer it to arbitration.

The Court dismissed three revision petitions challenging orders of the Principal District Judge, Jammu, who had rejected objections to the execution of three arbitral awards passed in favour ...