Supreme Court of India

M/s Laxmi Continental Construction Co. v. State of U.P. & Anr.

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Reported as [2021] 6 S.C.R. 208
Bench M. R. Shah and A. S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 20 September 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court quashing and setting aside the award as well as the order passed by the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Roorkee making the impugned award Rule of the Court deserves to be quashed and set aside.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Arbitration – Agreement between appellant and responde nt- State – Appointment of an officer of the State depar tment, as arbitrator in terms of arbitration clause in the agreement – W hether his mandate to continue the arbitration proceedings came to an end on his retirement – Whether continuance of arbi tration proceedings by him after retirement can be said to be a misc onduct – Held: Considering the arbitration clause in the agree ment, once a departmental officer was appointed as an arbitrat or, he continued to be the sole arbitrator till the arbitrati on proceedings were concluded

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