IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
V. Lakshminarayanan, J
G. Selvam – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of arbitration dispute between contractor and government entity. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 2. examination of claim eligibility and arbitrator's findings. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. scope of section 34 jurisdiction and evidentiary support for award. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 4. application of supreme court precedents on arbitration award finality. (Para 21 , 22) |
ORDER
This appeal arises under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996. The claimant is the appellant.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to as per their ranks in the arbitration proceedings.
3. The following facts are not in dispute:
A contract was entered into between the claimant and the respondent on 15.07.2008. The purpose of the contract was for construction of the Kendriya Vidyalaya School building (“A” type) at Sivagangai. The tendered value of the contract was Rs.4,68,11,924/-. The contract was to commence on 22.07.2008. A period of 12 months (1 year) was granted for completion of the work, i.e., the work had to be completed on or before 21.07.2009. The actual date of completion of work was 30.11.2009. According to the
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