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Uhl Power Company Ltd. v. State of Himachal Pradesh

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Bench N.V. Ramana, A. S. Bopanna and Hima Kohli JJ.
Decided 7 January 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, Civil Appeal No. 10341 of 2011 preferred by UHL is partly allowed to the extent mentioned in para 6 above, while Civil Appeal No. 10342 of 2011 filed by the State of Himachal Pradesh is rejected in toto.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Post award interest on the interest amount awarded – Held: Can be granted by Arbitrator. Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: s.34 – Jurisdiction under, Scope – Held: Court does not sit in appeal over the arbitral award and may interfere on merits on the limited ground provided under s.34(2)(b)(ii). Arbitration: If there are two plausible interpretations of the terms and conditions of the contract then no fault can be found if the arbitrator proceeds to accept one interpretation as against the other.

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Of those, 3 relied on · 4 referred to

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