Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 187 · Decided 15 April 1999
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board v. R.J. Shah and Company
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 187 · [1999] 2 S.C.R. 643
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 712/1986
- Decided
- 15 April 1999
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL, D.P. MOHAPATRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act
Headnote
B Arbitration Act, 1940 Award challenged-Allegation that arbitrator had exceeded his jurisdiction-Dispute related to construction of contract-Arbitrator called C upon to construe or interpret the terms of the contract-Held, award liable to be set aside if there is error of jurisdiction but not if another view was possible it cannot be said that the arbitrator had exceeded the jurisdiction in making the award Jurisdiction of Arbitrator-Construction of-Arbitration clause or a specific term in the contract or law not permitting or giving the arbitrator the power to decide or adjudicate on a
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