https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=386191 Proceedings under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 are ordinarily summary and confined to the statutory grounds for setting aside an award. The court should decide the application on the arbitral record, and the process must not be turned into a regular trial. Fresh oral evidence and cross-examination may be allowed only in exceptional situations where a specific necessity is clearly shown; a vague request for further evidence is insufficient. Where the arbitral tribunal has already recorded oral and documentary evidence, permitting a retrial would undermine the object of speedy disposal. On the facts, permission for fresh evidence and cross-examination was rightly refused and the order was upheld. en-us Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:27:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=386191 Proceedings under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 are ordinarily summary and confined to the statutory grounds for setting aside an award. The court should decide the application on the arbitral record, and the process must not be turned into a regular trial. Fresh oral evidence and cross-examination may be allowed only in exceptional situations where a specific necessity is clearly shown; a vague request for further evidence is insufficient. Where the arbitral tribunal has already recorded oral and documentary evidence, permitting a retrial would undermine the object of speedy disposal. On the facts, permission for fresh evidence and cross-examination was rightly refused and the order was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=386191