Supreme Court of India

M/s. Madnani Construction Corporation (p) Ltd v. Union of India & Others

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Reported as [2009] 16 S.C.R. 216

Bench Markandey Kat Ju and Asok Kumar Ganguly JJ.

Decided 7 December 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that in the facts of this case, no interference is called for with the award passed by the arbitrator.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Arbitration Act, 1940: c Arbitration award - Scope of interference - Held: When arbitrator on the basis of record and materials placed before him arrives at specific findings which are not stigmatized as perverse by High Court, then High Court in reaching its conclusions cannot ignore those findings. s. 29 - Interest -Award of interest by arbitrator- Interfered by High Court - On facts, held: Arbitration agreement did not contain prohibition on arbitrator to entertain claim for interest on the amounts due under the contract - High Court erred in interfering with the award of interest. Dispute

Authorities it was built on

2001 Executive Engineer, Dhenkanal Minor Irrigation Division, Orissa, Etc. Etc. v. N.C. Budharaj (dead) by Lrs. Etc. Etc. cited by 16
2009 Union of India v. Saraswat Trading Agency & Ors. cited by 6

Where later benches applied it

2025 M/s Ferro Concrete Construction (india) Pvt. Ltd. v. The State of Rajasthan referred to
2024 Pam Developments Private Limited v. The State of West Bengal & Anr. referred to
2018 Reliance Cellulose Products Ltd. v. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. referred to
2018 M/s Raveechee and Co v. Union of India referred to
2014 M/s. Harsha Constructions v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2012 Tehri Hydro Dev. Corpn. Ltd.& Anr. v. Jai Prakash Asso. Ltd. referred to
2011 Union of India v. M/s. Krafters Engineering & Leasing (p) Ltd. referred to

Of those, 7 referred to

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