SANJEEV SACHDEVA, TUSHAR RAO GEDELA
General Manager Northern Railway – Appellant
Versus
Pioneer Publicity Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. parties' contentions regarding site availability. (Para 8 , 10 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. court's analysis and reasoning concerning the award. (Para 9 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 26 , 27 , 30 , 31 , 33) |
| 4. legal interpretation of patent illegality. (Para 25 , 28 , 29 , 32) |
| 5. final conclusion and dismissal of appeal. (Para 34 , 35) |
JUDGMENT
Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. Appellant by way of this Appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Arbitration Act) impugns Judgment dated 01.06.2022, whereby the Objections filed by the Appellant under section 34 of the Arbitration Act against the Interim Award III dated 29.10.2012 have been dismissed.
2. By way of Commercial Circular No. 36 of 2006 dated 01.05.2006, the Railway Board announced its intention to implement its scheme of awarding sole rights for commercial publicity on nominated divisions of the Railways to individual parties.
3. In pursuance thereof, a Notice Inviting Tender was issued by the Railways in December 2006, inviting tenders for commercial publicity in the Delhi Division
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