VIBHU BAKHRU, J.

1. M/s Shipra Estate Ltd & Jai Krishan Estates Developers Pvt. Ltd. (hereafter “Shipra”) has filed the present petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereafter “the Act”) assailing the arbitral award dated 03.01.2017 (hereafter “the impugned award”) made by the sole arbitrator. By the impugned award, the arbitrator adjudicated the disputes that had arisen between the parties in respect of a Work Order dated 19.11.2005 (as subsequently amended) issued by Shipra (and accepted by the respondent) for construction of a multi-storeyed residential building at Ghaziabad.

2. The impugned award has been challenged mainly on two grounds: (i) that no arbitration agreement exists between the parties as the letters dated 10.11.2005, 20.02.2006 and 27.03.2006, as relied upon by the respondent are fabricated; and (ii) that the impugned award is contrary to the terms of the agreement between the parties inasmuch as the agreement was for the payment of a lump sum amount and not on item rates as claimed by the respondent.

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