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Union of India v. M/s. Amblca Construction

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Reported as [2016] 2 S.C.R. 810
Bench Ranjan Gogoi, Arun Mishra and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 16 March 2016

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the decisions in Engineers-De-Space­ Age (supra) and Madnani (supra) are inapplicable for yet another UNION OF INDIA v.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Arbitration Act,19./0: ss.3, 31 - Puwer of arbitrator to award pendente lite interest in case contract bars the same - Held: If contract expressly bars award of interest pendente lite, the same cannot be awarded by the Arbitrator -· Bar to award interest on delayed payment by itself will not be readily inferred as express bar to award interest pendente lite by the Arbitrator as ouster. of power of Arbitrator has to be considered on various relevant aspects - The award of pendente lite interest inter alia must depend upon the overall intention of the agreement and what is expressly excluded.

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Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to

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