JAYANT NATH, J.

1. This petition is filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Arbitration Act) for setting aside the Arbitral Award dated 23.09.2014.

2. Some of the brief facts are that the petitioner is a Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Railways. The respondent is a registered partnership firm engaged in the business of catering including providing catering on-board trains. The petitioner floated a tender for Award of License to provide catering (Train Side Vending) Service on 15/22.07.2008 in respect of 66 trains. Being a successful bidder, the respondent was awarded licenses for 15 trains. However, pursuant to the Award of License, the respondent took over and provided services in two trains only. The petitioner is said to have issued a letter of commencement for six more trains directing the respondent to commence catering services thereof. The respondent failed to do the needful.

3. The case of the respondent was that after the Award of License due to unauthorized vending enroute, they were not al