P. VENKATARAMA REDDI, J.

( 1 ) C. M. A. No. 241 of 1991 and CRP 593/91 are preferred against the common judgment in O. S. No. 374 of 1987 and O. P. No. 95 of 1988 (on the file of the I Addl. Subordinate Judge, Visakhapatnam ). The appeal arises outof O. P. No. 95 of 1988 filed by the State under Sections 30 and 33 of the Arbitration Act to set aside the award dated 27-7-1987 passed by a panel of arbitrators consisting of three departmental officials (1) Chief Engineer, (2) Deputy Secretary to Government, and (3) Director of Accounts, in respect of disputes concerning the contract agreement No. 23 / 81-82. The Revision Petition filed by the State arises out of the suit filed under Section 14 (2) with a prayer to confirm the award passed by the panel of Arbitrators and to make it a Rule of Court and to pass a decree for rs. 15,00,085/- with interest.

( 2 ) THE contractor G. Kondala Rao who was the plaintiff in the suit and respondent in the O. P. died during the pendency of the proceedings in the lower court. Hence his legal representatives are brought on record.

( 3 ) THE work which is the subject-matter of the agreement dated 26-9-1981 was one of excavation of water supply canal fro

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