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AVNEESH JHINGAN
Vinod Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's tender and dispute background. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. appellant's claim of non-payment and non-speaking award. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. patent illegality as a ground for interference. (Para 5) |
| 4. requirement for awards to state reasons. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 5. appeal allowed; order and award set aside. (Para 9 , 10) |
JUDGMENT
Mr. Avneesh Jhingan, J. (Oral)
This appeal under section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short, 'the Act') is filed aggrieved of dismissal of objections under Section 34 of the Act.
2. The brief facts are that the petitioner was allotted a tender for supply of heavy vehicles and the payment was to be made on kilometer basis. There was a dispute with regard to the calculations and the amount to be paid as per para No. 9 of the terms and conditions of the contract. To decide the dispute, sole arbitrator was appointed and the proceedings culminated in award dated 21.3.2011 whereby the claim of the appellant was rejected. The objections filed by the appellant were dismissed on 10.2.2015, hence the present appeal.
3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that for the vehicle hired for outstation duties payment was to be made for 80 ki
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