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DELHI HIGH COURT
VIBHU BAKHRU
Steel Authority of India Limited – Appellant
Versus
Jaldhi Overseas Pte Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of arbitration and charter party details. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. dispute over payment under charter party. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. tribunal's determination in favor of claimant. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 4. arguments against the arbitral award by sail. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 5. court's view on entitlement for equitable set-off. (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 6. court's analysis on evidence and interest claims. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 7. court's interpretation of interest claims and public policy. (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 8. final ruling on dismissal and costs. (Para 36 , 37 , 38) |
JUDGMENT
Vibhu Bakhru, J. Steel Authority of India Limited (hereinafter `SAIL`) has filed the present petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter the `A&C Act`) impugning an Arbitral Award dated 02.11.2020 (hereafter `the impugned award`) delivered by the Arbitral Tribunal comprising of three Arbitrators [Justice (Retd.) V.K. Gupta, former Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, Sh. R.P. Singh, Director (HR & Legal), IIFCO and Justice (Retd.) Madan B. Lokur, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India as the Presiding Arbitrator].
The court upheld that separate contracts cannot justify claims for set-off, affirming that the awarded interest is not contrary to Indian law principles.
Claim of damages against JOPL in respect of another contract - There was no requirement for JOPL to lead any evidence. Its claim was founded on an admission on part of SAIL that sums as claimed were ....
The court affirmed that claims for breach of contract are subject to statutory limitation periods, which cannot be extended by claims of continuing breaches.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the interpretation and application of the Contract Agreement, CENVAT and VAT provisions, and the terms of price adjustment under the Agreement.
The court can set aside an arbitral award under Section 34 if it violates substantive law, contract terms, or public policy, especially when procedural requirements aren't met or if the award is pate....
An arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction is limited to the matters that are submitted to it for arbitration and that an arbitrator cannot exceed his or her jurisdiction by deciding matters that are not wi....
The Arbitral Tribunal's interpretation of contract terms must be reasonable, and interest on interest is impermissible under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
The court's decision emphasized that the fundamental policy of Indian law encompasses three juristic principles: judicial approach, principles of natural justice, and reasonableness as understood in ....
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