https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309270 An award founded on an agreement to pay for route operation and to enable collection of fines and enforcement measures was treated as unlawful because it encroached on functions reserved to the State and traffic authorities. Applying Sections 23 and 24 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the court viewed the object and consideration as contrary to public policy, rendering the award a nullity and void ab initio. A null award may still be questioned at the execution stage, and dismissal of Section 34 objections on limitation did not bar the executing court from refusing enforcement where no merits adjudication had occurred. en-us Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:13:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309270 An award founded on an agreement to pay for route operation and to enable collection of fines and enforcement measures was treated as unlawful because it encroached on functions reserved to the State and traffic authorities. Applying Sections 23 and 24 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the court viewed the object and consideration as contrary to public policy, rendering the award a nullity and void ab initio. A null award may still be questioned at the execution stage, and dismissal of Section 34 objections on limitation did not bar the executing court from refusing enforcement where no merits adjudication had occurred. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309270