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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.VELMURUGAN, K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI
Swarna and Co. – Appellant
Versus
Chief Engineer (Construction) Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
P. VELMURUGAN, J.
1. All these Original Side Appeals are arising out of the common order dated 10.12.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge in O.P.Nos.87 & 88 of 2014, 168 of 2015 and 446 of 2016 and hence they are disposed of by this common judgment.
2. The appellant herein initiated arbitration proceedings based on the four agreements entered into between the appellant and the first and second respondents viz. Railways. The appellant is the successful bidder in the tender called for by the Railways and the Railways issued respective Letters of Acceptance to the appellant in respect of 4 related works in connection with the doubling of track between Shoranur and Mangalore and Cannanore-Uppala sections and the scope of work, as between these 4 work orders, was similar but not identical. Disputes arose between the appellant and the Railways in relation to the execution of these works, which were the subject matter of separate arbitrations before a common Arbitrator, namely, the third Respondent. In each of the arbitrations, the appellant made claims under the following heads:
(i) final bill
(ii) refund of security deposit with interest
(iii) loss of profit with interest
(iv) id
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