( 1 ) THE petitioner, a contractor, filed this petition under Sections 14 and 17 of the Arbitration Act praying that respondent No. 2 who was the Arbitrator, bedirected to file his award dated 15-1-1983 and the arbitration proceedings in the court. On notice being issued the Arbitrator filed his award and the proceedings. Notice of the filing of the award was given to the parties. Union of India-respondent No. 1 filed objections and these were registered as IA No. 3002/83. These were filed under Sections 30 and 33 of the Arbitration Act.

( 2 ) ON pleadings of the parties the following issues were framed :

1. Is the award liable to be set aside for the reasons stated in the objection petition ? 2. Relief. Evidence was directed to be lead by affidavits.

( 3 ) IT is a speaking award. There was a contract which was awarded to the petitioner-contractor for the work of construction of Load Despatch Centre for N. R. E. B. at Katwaria Sarai. The agreement bears No. CE (2)/ee D. O. I, of 1977-78. Disputes and differences having arisen, these were referred to the sole arbitration of Shri G. V. S. Krishnamurthy, respondent No. 2. As noted above, he gave his award on 15-l-198