Supreme Court of India
M/s Motilal Agarwala v. State of West Bengal & Anr.
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We are of the view that the authorised representative of the State could not have taken the final decision to challenge the award.
Judgment, page 10
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Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether the delivery of the true/xerox copy of the Arbitral Award duly signed by the Arbitrator to an authorised representative of the State would constitute delivery upon the respondent in accordance with s.31(5) of the 1996 Act. Headnotes† Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – ss.31(5), 2(1) (h) – Form and contents of arbitral award – Delivery of signed copy to each party – Delivery of the true/xerox copy of the Arbitral Award duly signed by the Arbitrator to Assistant Engineer-authorised representative of the State on 12.11.2013 – Period of limitation
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