JUDGMENT :

Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J.

1. Heard Sri S.K. Mehrotra, learned Standing Counsel for the State. None appeared for the respondents even in the revised call.

2. This appeal, at the behest of the State, has been filed against the judgment and order dated 22.11.1988 passed by Civil Judge, Bijnor in original Suit No. 222 of 1986. The appeal challenges the arbitral award as well as confirmation of the same by the Court below.

3. The parties are referred to as State/Appellant and Contractor/Respondent.

4. The facts for the purpose of our decision as they are culled out from the record that parties entered into the contract but there were certain disputes regarding certain items and the matter was referred to the Arbitrator who passed the award in favour of the present respondents. Objections were raised by the appellant herein with several contentions that were dealt with by the first Court and rejected the objections and made the award Rule of the Court vide order dated 22.11.1988 which is challenged before this Court. The record was missed and the appellant was directed to reconstruct the same which has been reconstructed. Rest of the documents are filed along with the memo of app