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ORISSA HIGH COURT
PARADIP PORT AUTHORITY PARADIP – Appellant
Versus
THE REGISTRAR CIVIL COURT CIVIL COURT KHURDA – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sanjeeb K Panigrahi, J.
1. The present Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assailing the order dated 17.9.2025 passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge-cum-Commercial Court, Khurda, in Exn. (P)No.1000 of 2022. By the impugned order, the Commercial Court directed the Registrar, Civil Courts, Khurda at Bhubaneswar to release the deposited award amount of Rs.8,71,12,761/- (kept in fixed deposit vide TDR No.41910141012) along with accrued interest in favour of present Opposite Party No.2.
I. FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE CASE:
2. The petitioner is Paradip Port Authority, a statutory body, which had invited tenders for installation of large-scale solar panels. Pursuant to the tender process, the bid submitted by the opposite party No. 2, M/s. Surana Solar Ltd., was accepted and a letter of intent was issued on 28.11.2016. Disputes thereafter arose between the parties in relation to the execution of the contract, which were referred to arbitration.
3. The Ld. Arbitral Tribunal passed its award on 8.4.2021, directing the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs. 8,69,34,723/- to the opposite party No. 2 within a period of three months from the date of the award,
The execution of an arbitral award may proceed despite pending appeals unless a stay is expressly granted; writ jurisdiction is not an avenue for private arbitration disputes absent substantial legal....
Execution of an arbitral award requires compliance with the 90-day limitation under Section 34; execution petitions filed before this period are impermissible.
The court affirmed its jurisdiction to review its orders while highlighting that a mere filing of a review petition does not grant a stay on award enforcement unless complying with statutory requirem....
Scope to stay execution proceeding by Executing Court is limited – It is only an interim arrangement enabling the party to obtain stay order from appropriate Court, including Appellate Court.
The court emphasized the limited scope of interference by the court in arbitration proceedings and the need to make a prima facie case for granting a stay of execution of the arbitration award.
Interest ceased to run on the deposited amount after the dismissal of FAO No. 284/2005 on 04.12.2008.
Court emphasizes equity in execution of arbitral awards under challenge, mandating expedited resolution of related petitions while staying execution proceedings.
Court deposit of arbitral award amount with interest during Section 34 stay proceedings constitutes payment to decree-holder's credit, ceasing post-award interest from deposit date; Order XXI Rule 1(....
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