https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=780962 Under the governing catering contracts, the latest Railway Board policy circulars and the order-of-precedence clause controlled the menu and tariff terms, so an arbitral award granting reimbursement for a second regular meal and welcome drinks could not stand. The SC held that the tribunal had ignored the contractual framework and effectively rewritten the parties' bargain, attracting patent illegality and conflict with public policy under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. As the principal reimbursement claims were unsustainable, the related interest award also failed and was displaced. The arbitral award and the High Court orders upholding it in part were set aside, and the caterers' claims failed in entirety. en-us Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:56:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=780962 Under the governing catering contracts, the latest Railway Board policy circulars and the order-of-precedence clause controlled the menu and tariff terms, so an arbitral award granting reimbursement for a second regular meal and welcome drinks could not stand. The SC held that the tribunal had ignored the contractual framework and effectively rewritten the parties' bargain, attracting patent illegality and conflict with public policy under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. As the principal reimbursement claims were unsustainable, the related interest award also failed and was displaced. The arbitral award and the High Court orders upholding it in part were set aside, and the caterers' claims failed in entirety. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=780962