Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 406 · Decided 10 April 2007
Food Corporation of India v. M/S. Chandu Construction and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 406 · [2007] 4 S.C.R. 1160
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1874/2007
- Decided
- 10 April 2007
- Bench
- TARUN CHATTERJEE, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 30
Headnote
I Arbitration Act, 1940-s. 30-Power of Court to set aside award given by arbitrator-Held: Court can interfere with award when arbitrator C misconducted himself or the proceedings-On facts, arbitrator disregarded the agreement between the parties ignoring the clear stipulation in the contract-In the face of it being beyond his jurisdiction is illegal, and is set aside. D s. 3()_ (a)-'Misconduct by arbitrator-Connotation of-Held: "Misconduct" also comprehends or includes actions by arbitrator which on the face of award are opposed to all rational or ~easonable principles
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