ORDER

This is a petition filed by the petitioner under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for brevity, the Act) against the award dated 30.9.2021 passed by the sole Arbitrator.

2. Heard both.

3. The case of the petitioner is as follows :

(i) The petitioner participated in the tender called for by the respondent for construction of an administrative building including development works, etc., for constructing a compound wall and for various other works at Composite Regional Centre/National Institute for Mentally Handicapped at Venkatachalam (M), Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. The work was awarded in favour of the petitioner through letter dated 24.11.2016. The agreement was entered into between the parties and the agreement stipulated that the work must be completed by 24.11.2017. However, the actual date of completion of work was only on 11.2.2019.

(ii) Later, the petitioner raised a final bill for a sum of Rs.11,48,16,841/-. Pursuant to that, some disputes had arisen between the parties during execution and ultimately, the matter landed up before the sole Arbitrator.

(iii) Before the sole Arbitrator, the petitioner made the following claims :

(1) to pay a sum