JUDGEMENT

GAURI GODSE, J.

FACTUAL ASPECTS

1. This Appeal is under section 37 of The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“The Arbitration Act”). This Appeal takes exception to the Judgment and Order dated 8th March 2006 passed by the learned Single Judge dismissing Arbitration Petition No. 18 of 2003 filed by the present Appellant under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act to set aside an award dated 11th September 2002 made by a sole Arbitrator. That award was made in arbitration proceedings between Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (“the Respondent”), being the claimant and C.R. Menon (“the Appellant”), the sole Proprietor of Suprabha Industries, being the opponent. Thereafter, an additional Award dated 9th September 2005 was declared as per the Order dated 8th February 2005 passed by the learned Single Judge in exercise of the powers under sub-section 4 of section 34 of the Arbitration Act, during the pendency of the Arbitration Petition No. 18 of 2003. The additional Award was also challenged in the said Arbitration Petition No. 18 of 2003.

2. The Appellant and the Respondent ent