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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 5278

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
S.MANU, J
A.K.R. CONSTRUCTIONS – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shri.Mohan Pulikkal, Smt.Manju Rajan, Smt.A.Amrutha Vidyadharan, Shri.Philip Mathai Paikaday
For the Respondents: O.M.Shalina, Deputy Solicitor General of India

Table of Content
1. final direction regarding arbitrator appointment. (Para 1)
2. disputes regarding contract deductions and wage escalation. (Para 2 , 3)
3. court's observations on arbitration clauses and their interpretations. (Para 4 , 5)
4. arguments about the appointment process of the arbitrator. (Para 7)

ORDER

Spoke. The following order is passed:

2. The petitioner was awarded a contract by the 3rd respondent for construction of a Hostel for Kannur University. An integrity agreement was executed on 17.06.2019. A copy of the agreement has been produced as Annexure A1. Deductions were made by the 3rd respondent from the total amount claimed in the invoices submitted by the petitioner as pointed out in paragraph 2 of the memorandum of arbitration request. Aggrieved by the deductions made by the 3rd respondent, the petitioner submitted a statement of claims before the Dispute Redressal Committee. A copy of the statement of claims has been produced as Annexure A2. The Committee found in favour of the petitioner with respect to first two claims. However, the third claim was rejected. Minutes of the meeting of the Dispute Redressal Committee held on 25.02.2025 is produced as Annexure A3.

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