JUDGMENT :

(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.)

This appeal has been filed challenging the order dated 17.03.2020 passed by the learned District Judge I–cum-Commercial Court, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur in Arbitration Case No. 12 of 2019. By the impugned judgment, the petition filed by the appellant (hereinafter referred to as the Railways) for setting aside the arbitral award passed in favour of the respondent (hereinafter referred to as the claimant) has been dismissed. The arbitral award was signed on 08.05.2018.

2. The matter was referred to the sole arbitrator vide order dated 10.03.2016 passed by this Court in Arbitration Application No.11 of 2015 under section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1996).

3. The claimant is a contractor, inter alia, engaged in performing the works contract for planning and engineering and provides in house consultancy services, Rail electrical work, railway overhead electrification work and designing. The Railways published a “Notice Inviting Tender” on 06.06.2012 for a work named and styled as "Prov