https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251431 Delay in pronouncement of an arbitral award, without proof of bias or other legal infirmity, does not by itself justify setting aside the award under section 34 if the award is reasoned and addresses the issues on merits. On lease construction, broad wording covering taxes, levies and other outgoings in respect of the premises was held wide enough to include service tax on rent. The allocation of that tax burden depends on the parties' contractual intention, and the indirect-tax character of service tax does not override the contract. On that reasoning, the award was upheld and the challenge failed. en-us Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 13:07:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251431 Delay in pronouncement of an arbitral award, without proof of bias or other legal infirmity, does not by itself justify setting aside the award under section 34 if the award is reasoned and addresses the issues on merits. On lease construction, broad wording covering taxes, levies and other outgoings in respect of the premises was held wide enough to include service tax on rent. The allocation of that tax burden depends on the parties' contractual intention, and the indirect-tax character of service tax does not override the contract. On that reasoning, the award was upheld and the challenge failed. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251431