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2015 Supreme(Raj) 537

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
VINEET KOTHARI, J.
Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd. - Appellant
Vs.
M/s Chetak Travel Agency - Respondent
S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 1625/2015
Decided on : 24-08-2015

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
Mr. Tribhuvan Gupta, for the appellant
Mr. Varun Gupta, for the Respondent

Headnote:Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Sec. 34 - Misc. appeal against the order of rejection of application for setting aside Arbitral Award - Held - The appellant has failed to establish any of the conditions mentioned in Sec. 34 of the Act - The scope of the appellate jurisdiction of the High Court u/S. 34 of the Act is limited - The Court below has rightly dismissed the application u/S. 34 and the same does not require any interference - Appellant being a Govt. enter-prises has acted in an irresponsible and non chalant manner - The principle of res-judicata could not came in the way of arbitration proceedings decided on merits about the claim of the respondent, once it was concluded that his suit was only for the purpose of injunction against the premature termination of the transport agreement.

       Appeal dismissed with costs of Rs. 1,00,000/-. (Paras 9, 10, 15, 16)

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JUDGMENT :

1. The present Misc. Appeal has been filed by the appellant under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('for short the Act of 1996') against the order dated 26.03.2015 passed by the Additional District Judge No.3, Udaipur in Civil Misc. Case No.16/2012 (CM) (RSMML Vs. M/s Chetak Travel Agency) by which order, the learned Additional District Judge has rejected the application of the appellant-RSMML filed under Section 34 of the Act of 1996 seeking the setting aside of the Arbitral Award dated 31.12.2009 passed by Hon'ble M/s. Justice Kanta Bhatnagar (former Chief Justice of the Hon'ble Madras High Court and former Judge of this Court).

2. The Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited (for short 'RSMML'), a Government of Rajasthan enterprises, has filed the present Misc. Appeal under Section 37 of the Act of 1996 aggrieved by the order dated 26.03.2015 whereby, their application under Section 34 of the Act of 1996 was rejected by the learned Additional District Judge No. 3, Udaipur with the following observations:-

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