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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
AJAY MOHAN GOEL
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
HCL Infotech limited – Respondent
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| 1. contract requires supplier prices inclusive of taxes; purchaser deducts entry tax. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. petitioners claim award violates public policy; respondent defends no perversity. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 3. narrow section 34 jurisdiction respects arbitral awards absent perversity. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 4. arbitrator holds purchaser responsible for timely entry tax remittance. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. court upholds arbitrator's findings on default and procedural authority. (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 6. section 34 petition dismissed; arbitral award sustained. (Para 17) |
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Mohan Goel, J.
By way of this petition, filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, petitioners have, inter alia, prayed for the following relief:-
“It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that this application may be allowed and the award dated 10.10.2018 (Annexure P-3) made by the Hon'ble Arbitral Tribunal may be set aside in so far as it relates to allowing the claim of the respondent and holding the petitioner not entitled to claim/deduct/recover Rs.3,55,31,187/- on account of interest (Rs 1,43,89,166/-) and penalty (Rs 2,11,42,021/-) from the pending invoices/bills of the res
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