IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE ANURADHA SHUKLA

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ON THE 22 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 2786 of 2003 M.P.ELECTRICITY BOARD, JABALPUR Versus M/S QUALITY BELTING & ORS AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri R.S. Jaiswal - Senior Advocate with Shri Rajmani Sharma - Advocate for the appellant.

None for the respondent. Heard on : 08.01.2026 Pronounced on :22.01.2026 ORDER The award passed by Arbitrator on 28.11.1998 under Section 34 of Arbitration & Reconciliation Act, 1996 validating the forfeiture of earnest money of Rs.90,000/- deposited by the respondent no. 1 was challenged in Civil Suit No.1-A/2003 and by deciding that civil suit on 12.09.2003, the Eleventh Additional District Judge, Jabalpur passed the impugned order and set aside the award passed in favour of appellant .

2. Necessary facts to understand the dispute are that appellant-M.P. Power Generating Company Limited, Jabalpur (for short, "the Company") floated a tender for sale of scrap and unserviceable materials, including the scrap of Nylon Conveyer Belt identified as Lot No.69(i); the quantity of this scrap was shown as 18.87 MT; respondent's tender was of highest rate and along with i