Jyotsna Rewal Dua, Judge

Objections preferred by the appellants under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (in short ‘the Act’) against the award passed by the learned Arbitrator on 15.09.2017 were dismissed by the learned District Judge on 15.06.2022. Feeling aggrieved, recourse has been taken by the appellants to Section 37 of the Act.

2. Relevant factual matrix of the case is that:-

2(i). An agreement was executed on 28.04.2007 between the respondent/claimant and the appellants for construction of balance work of Tara Devi Gumber Road in Km 0/0 to 11/720 (SH: Formation cutting including R/walls, Soiling, M/T cross drainage, side drain and parapets). The agreement contained Clause No.25 for referring the dispute/differences, which may arise between the parties, to arbitration.

2(ii). Differences arose between the parties. Accordingly, the Superintending Engineer, Arbitration Circle, HPPWD Solan was appointed as the Sole Arbitrator for deciding and making the award regarding claims and disputes made by the respondent/claimant and also the counter claim preferred by the appellants.

2(iii). The respondent/claimant preferred three claims, viz. Claim No.1 for Rs.17,99,0