JUDGMENT

Sanjeev Narula, J. (Oral)--The present petition filed by Union of India [hereinafter, "UoI"] under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [hereinafter, "the Act"] impugns the Award dated 11th October, 2019 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal adjudicating disputes arising out of work awarded on 7th February, 2016 to the Respondent-Chenab Construction Joint Venture [hereinafter, "CHENAB"] for `Design and construction of viaduct for single line B.G Railway Track between KM 32.690 and 33.853 in the Zone No. E-18 in Jammu-Udhampur Rail Link Project, including - soil investigation, detailed designs and construction of foundation, pier and abutments and super structure' [hereinafter, the "Project"].

2. The afore-noted work was initially allotted for a term of 24 months, however, due to various hinderances, nine separate extensions were granted to CH