JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 37(1)(c) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to set aside the order dated 03.06.2019 passed by Court of District Judge at Karaikal in O.P.No.1 of 2014 partially confirming the Award dated 05.05.2014 of the sole Arbitrator.)

1. This appeal has been filed under section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, challenging the order dated 03.06.2019 passed by the learned District Judge, Karaikal under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act in A.O.P.No.1 of 2014 allowing the application filed by the Appellant in part by modifying the Arbitral Award both in favour of the Appellant as well as the respondent under the Arbitral award dated 05.05.2014.

2. The respondent was a successful bidder in a tender floated by the Appellant for the construction of 34 bunk houses at the Appellant’s rig site. The Appellant executed a letter of award (LOA) dated 23.07.2009 in favour of the respondent awarding the tender to the respondent and thereafter, purchase order dated 24.09.2009 was also issued in favour of the