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Patel Engineering Ltd. v. North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (neepco)

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Reported as [2020] 4 S.C.R. 156
Bench R. Banumathi, Indu Malhotra and Aniruddha Bose JJ.
Decided 22 May 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that payment of Rs. 3.56 Lakh per truck (10 Cubic Metre) of sand or boulder (100 km distance) is definitely a case of unjust enrichment which is contrary to the Fundamental Policy of Indian Law.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss. 34 and 37 – The respondent-North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) filed three applications u/s. 34 of the Ac t, 1996 challenging the three arbitral awards dated 29.03.2 016 – The Additional Deputy Commissioner (Judicial) vide common judgme nt dated 27.04.2018 rejected the applications and uphe ld the three arbitral awards – The respondent-NEEPCO filed appeals u/s. 37 of the Act, 1996 before the High Court and the same were allowed by judgment dated 26.02.2019 and the judgment dated 27 .04.2018 passed by the Additional Deputy

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