COMMON JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S.Rao)

1. These four matters which arise out of common order, dated 19.01.2001 in arbitration O.P.Nos.318 and 365 of 1991 passed by the Court of I Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Courts, Hyderabad. These two O.Ps., were filed in connection with the arbitration award, dated 06.07.1991 by Andhra Pradesh State Trading Corporation (Corporation, for brevity) and M/s.G.V.Malla Reddy and Company (Contractor, for brevity), a firm, in that, the former seeking to set aside the award and the latter praying to make the award rule of the Court. By impugned common Judgment, learned senior civil Judge set aside the award insofar as three claims are concerned and thus partly allowing the petitions filed by Corporation as well as the contractor.

2. The work of construction of Telugu Vanijya Bhavanam at A.C.Guards, Hyderabad, was taken up by Corporation. After due tender process, the work was entrusted to the contractor under agreement, dated 18.06.1987, which vide clause 65 of General Conditions of Contract (GCC) provides for settlement of disputes by arbitration. The contract period is eighteen (18) months, to be completed by 28.12.1988. The s