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Sree Kamatchi Amman Constructions v. The Divisional Railway Manager (works), Palghat & Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 10 S.C.R. 487
Bench R.V. Raveendran and H.L. Gokhale JJ.
Decided 20 August 2010

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we find no merit in these appeals and they are dismissed.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Interest - Award of - Contract - Arbitration - Award refusing interest for pre-reference period and pendente lite - Propriety of - Held: Award of interest for such period was rightly denied by arbitral tribunal - General conditions of the contract between the parties expressly barred award of interest - In view of s. 37(1) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, arbitral tribunal is bound by the terms of the contract and thus cannot award interest for pre-reference period or pendente lite - Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - s. 37(1) - Contract. First respondent-Railways entrusted

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