JUDGMENT :

KALYAN RAI SURANA, J.

1. Heard Mr. S. Sarma, learned senior counsel, assisted by Mr. J. Deka, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Mr. R. Sharma, learned senior counsel, assisted by Ms. P. Phukan, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 and Mr. K.K. Bhattacharyya, learned Government counsel, appearing for respondent no. 3.

2. This appeal under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is directed against the judgment dated 13.09.2019, passed by the learned Addl. District Judge No. 1, Kamrup (M), Guwahati in Misc. Arbitration Case No. 5/2018, thereby dismissing the application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for setting aside the arbitral award dated 11.11.2017, passed by the learned Arbitral Tribunal consisting of three learned Members.

3. In this appeal, parties are referred as per their nomenclature in the memo of appeal.

Brief facts leading to dispute between the respondent no. 1 and proforma respondent no. 2:

4. Bereft of details, the factual matrix leading to this appeal, is that the State of Assam was to h