India, July 30 -- The Delhi government has directed the Public Works Department (PWD), water department, and the Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FC) to submit detailed records of all arbitration cases involving claims above Rs.1 crore over the last 20 years, senior government functionaries said.

The audit is aimed at assessing the extent of financial losses arising from legal disputes with contractors and losses suffered due to it, officials added.

The government has also issued a binding directive that no payments shall be made in arbitration cases where the award is against the government, unless all legal remedies have been exhausted and formal clearance is obtained from the legal department.

Parvesh Verma, the minister o...