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Bihar State Mineral Development Corpn. and Anr. v. Encon Builders (i) Pvt. Ltd.

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Bench V.N. Khare and S.B. Sinha JJ.
Decided 21 August 2003

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Arbitration Act, I 940: Arbitration agreement-Bias-Effect of-Held: Actual bias influences the decision, depriving the litigant a fair trial-It would lead to . disqualification of the arbitrator-In the facts and circumstances of the case bias on the part of the authority goes to the root of his jurisdiction to act as an arbitrator rendering his entire action a nullity-High Court rightly held that a Managing Director possessing power to impose fine/terminate the contract; could not assume the role of an arbitrator.

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