JUDGMENT - V.C. DAGA, J.:---These appeals are directed against the common judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge whereby he refused to grant decree in terms of the minority awards and repelled all the objections to the majority awards raised under section 30 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 (hereinafter referred to as "Act" for short) and ordered decrees in terms of the majority awards.

2.The appellants-Maharashtra State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as "M.S.E.B." for short), are Statutory Corporation constituted under the provisions of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, (hereinafter referred to as "the Supply Act" for short) which inter alia is engaged in distribution and supply of electricity within the State of Maharashtra.

3.In the discharge of its duties under the Supply Act, the appellants frames schemes for generation, distribution and supply of electricity in accordance with the policy of the State and its schemes include rural electrification for the purpose of spreading the benefit of electricity to the rural areas in the State of Maharashtra. The schemes are implemented in the phased manner from year to year. The implementation of such schemes for

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