JUDGMENT

Vibhu Bakhru, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereafter the `A&C Act') impugning an arbitral award dated 30.06.2018 (hereafter the `impugned award') rendered by an Arbitral Tribunal comprising of a Sole Arbitrator.

2. The disputes between the parties relate to the amount claimed by the respondent as due and payable for the work executed pursuant to their agreement dated 11.11.2013. It is the case of the petitioner that the respondent had overbilled and was overpaid up to the 12th RA Bill. The petitioner contends that impugned award, which accepts the amount payable to the respondent against the 14th RA Bill, is patently illegal as the 14th RA Bill raised by the respondent included consideration for construction work at the 14th Floor of the building, Tower `C' at Hamilton Heights, Sector 27, Faridabad, Haryana, which was admittedly not constructed.

Factual Context

3. The petitioner is a public limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and is engaged in the business of developing residential group housing projects.

4. In 2013, the parties entered into negotiat