( 1 ) A family firm M/s Deoki Nandan and Sons carries on business at Delhi. The firm consists of lour partners. They are three brothers find a widow of a deceased brother. These are Atul Kumar Gupta, Anil Kumar Gupta, Sushil Kumar Gupta and Mrs. Sudha Gupta, wife of late Krishan Kumar Gupta. Of this partnership Atui Kumar Gupta is the managing[ partner. This firm has a large holding of shares in a company called Iron Traders Private Limited. The firm, its partners and other members of the family of the partners own shares in Iron Traders Private Limited. They have the controlling interest in the Company. Anil Kumar Gupta is the managing director ot the company. Disputes arose amongst the partners of the firm regarding the control of the company M/s. Iron Tiaders Private Limited. There is a clause of arbitration in the partnership deed of the firm. In terms of the arbitration clause the partners agreed to refer their disputes on March 10,1980 to Justice S. N. Andley (retired) as sole arbitrator.

( 2 ) THE partics appeared before the arbitrator. He heard them. They made oral and written submissions to him. On May 7, 1980 he made the award. The award went in favou