IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Mr. N. Anand Venkatesh, J
M/s.URC Constructions (P) Ltd., Rep by its Authorized Signatory Mr.V.Ganesan – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, Central Public Works Department, Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Project Division – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to arbitral award under section 34. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. claims made: cost overhead, scope, escalation, and interest. (Para 4 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. standard for assessing arbitral findings. (Para 6 , 15 , 19) |
| 4. unintelligible awards are grounds for annulment. (Para 20 , 21) |
| 5. final ruling on the arbitral award. (Para 24) |
ORDER
This petition has been filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for the sake of brevity, hereinafter referred to as ' the Act') challenging the Award passed by the Arbitral Tribunal dated 26.12.2020.
2.The respondents called for a tender for construction of Laboratory-South Block, for IITD & M at Melakottiyur, Kancheepuram District, including internal water supply, sanitary installations, drainage and internal electrical installations. The stipulated date for the start of the work was on 27.06.2013/26.10.2014 and the total period permitted was sixteen months. However, the work was completed with a delay of twenty two months. Penalty was imposed by the respondents based on certain operating clauses of the Agreement which was disputed by the petitioner. A set of claims were made by the petitioner and were referred
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