https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172533 Where an arbitration reference covers delay in performance and the contractual consequences of that delay, an arbitrator may award escalation or similar compensation for increased costs arising during the extended period. The award in this dispute granted only part of the contractor's claim after finding delay and escalation, and the claim was treated as arising from the contract itself. On that basis, the award was held not to exceed the reference and was not vulnerable to challenge under section 30 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 for misconduct or want of jurisdiction. en-us Mon, 16 Jan 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:32:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172533 Where an arbitration reference covers delay in performance and the contractual consequences of that delay, an arbitrator may award escalation or similar compensation for increased costs arising during the extended period. The award in this dispute granted only part of the contractor's claim after finding delay and escalation, and the claim was treated as arising from the contract itself. On that basis, the award was held not to exceed the reference and was not vulnerable to challenge under section 30 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 for misconduct or want of jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 16 Jan 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172533