Supreme Court of India

Ch. Ramalinga Reddy v. Superintending Engineer and Anr.

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Reported as [1994] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 266
Bench J.S. Verma and S. P. Bharucha Ands.C. Sen JJ.
Decided 2 December 1994

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeals are allowed only to this extent, that the appellant is entitled to receive, in respect of Claim lA, interest on the amount of the award for the period commencing on the date on which the arbitrator entered upon the reference and ending upon the date of the award, and the judgement of the High Court shall stan.d modified to that extent.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Arbitration Act, 1940/Limitation Act, 1963: Sections 14, 30, 331 Article 119 (b)-Petition to challenge award-Starting point for /imitation­ Begins with service of notice of filing of award-Certain claims made by the Contractor .which were barred by contract between parties-Awarded by Arbitrator-Courts justified in interfering since Arbitrator has no jurisdiction to award such claims-Payment of interest for the period from the date the Arbitrator entered appearance till date of award-Held; Party entitled to interest for the said period Disputes having arisen in the execution of an excavation

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