IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
SHAMPA SARKAR
J.D. Electrical Products Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
Purbachal Udyog – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. application for relief regarding non-enforceability of an award. (Para 1) |
| 2. arguments on the requirement of proper service of the arbitral award. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 9) |
| 3. details of the award and consequences of its alleged non-service. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. arguments supporting the sufficiency of the certified copy service. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. importance of compliance with delivery mandates in arbitration. (Para 19 , 20 , 23) |
| 6. procedural context and significance of previous court actions. (Para 21 , 22) |
| 7. legal context on execution and service requirements under arbitration law. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
| 8. interpretation of service rules and their applications. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 9. judicial interpretations on presumptions of service. (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42) |
| 10. conclusion on the application’s dismissal and the maintainability of the execution case. (Para 44 , 46) |
JUDGMENT :
Shampa Sarkar, J.
1. GA 1 of 2022 is an application under Section 47 of the Civil Procedure Code. The award debtor filed the said application for the following reliefs:-
“a) To declare that the purported Award dated 10.11.2020 is non-est and not en
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