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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA, GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR
Engineer-In-Chief (R&B), CRN And Managing Director, Aprdc – Appellant
Versus
S.D.B. Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Moushumi Bhattacharya, J.
1. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal arises out of an order dated 19.11.2012 passed by the Learned IX Additional Chief Judge (F.T.C),City Civil Court at Hyderabad (‘Trial Court’) dismissing the Arb.O.P.No.1559 of 2009 filed by the appellant/petitioner under section 34 (2) (iii) and (iv) of The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘the 1996 Act’) for setting aside an Award dated 31.03.2009 to the extent of Claim Nos.4 and 16 under Dispute No.2 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal.
2. The appellant/Engineer-in-Chief (Roads & Buildings), Government of Andhra Pradesh was the claimant in Dispute No.1 in the arbitration proceedings. The respondent No.1/Contractor was the claimant in Dispute No.2. The claims arose out of an Agreement No.E-in-C (R&B) Administrative and EAPs/113/99 dated 01.03.2000 which was executed by the parties for widening and strengthening of Thokapally – Nandyal Road for a sum of Rs.109,87,51,789/- (‘Works’). The Agreement stipulated that the work was to be completed within 44 months.
3. By the impugned order, the Trial Court upheld the Award dated 31.03.2009 passed by the Arbitral Tribunal and dismissed the O.P. filed by the appellant whi
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