1999 (11) TMI 889

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....25.9.1992 on the grounds that the Arbitrator has misconducted himself and the proceedings and that he has committed an error of law which is apparent on the face of the Award. Brief facts of the case are that M/s.'the Contractor') had been awarded a tender on 26.11.1997 for the supply of 2856 Milk Aluminium Containers on the specifications detailed in the Acceptance of Tender. The Contract....

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....rchase. The learned Arbitrator had framed the following four issues: 1. Whether contract has been illegally cancelled by the Union of India?. 2. Whether Risk Purchase is in order?. 3. Whether Union of India is entitled to any damages whatsoever?. 4. Whether the Contractor is entitled to the claimed amount by way of counter claim?. 2. On issue No. 1 the Arbitrator returned the findin....

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.... Issue No. 4 it was held by the learned Arbitrator that, on the decision on Issues 1 to 3, the Contractor was entitled to a refund of a sum of Rs. 2,12,466.40, which is the amount illegally withheld by the Union of India. 6. I have perused the Objections filed on behalf of Union of India and in my view none of the points raised therein disclose any ground for concluding that the Arbitrator had ....

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....oint was not agitated before me and in the estimation of the learned Arbitrator he was of the opinion that the forfeiture of the security deposit sufficiently compensated the Union of India for the Contractor's failure to deliver goods. 7. There is no justification for assailing the Award, as sought to be done in these Objections, merely because the claim of the Union of India for the diffe....