JUDGMENT :

The following judgment of the Court is delivered by Goutam Bhaduri, J.

1. The instant appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (henceforth ‘the Act, 1996’) read with Section 13(2) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (henceforth ‘the Act, 2015’) preferred against the order dated 3-11-2018 passed by the Commercial Court, Raipur, in MJC No.7/18 wherein the application filed by the appellant herein under Section 34 of the Act, 1996 was dismissed.

2. The appellant-Municipal Corporation, Bilaspur, incorporated under the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (henceforth ‘the Act, 1956’) issued a NIT/EOI (Notice Inviting Tender/Expression of Interest) to carry out the work of planning and designing for execution of Storm Drainage Water System for Bilaspur City on 15-7-2010 under the UIDSSMT (Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Middle Towns), a project of the Government of India, which is a component of JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission).

3. Pursuant to the said NIT/EOI, the respondent he