Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 236 · Decided 1 May 2001
M/S Sikkim Subba Associates v. State of Sikkim
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 236 · [2001] 3 S.C.R. 261
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2789/1997
- Decided
- 1 May 2001
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, R.C. LAHOTI, DORAISWAMY RAJU (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 98(2), 151, 98; Constitution Article 136, 142; Arbitration Act Section 30
Headnote
Sikkim High Court (Practice & Procedure) Rules, 1991-Rules 149 and 150-Deletion of Rules retrospectivelr-Difference of opinion between A B two Judges-Order of reference to third Judge-Validity and effect of-Held, C valid-Retrospective deletion could not per se have the effect of nullifying or Arbitration Act, 1940-Section 30-Misconduct of Arbitrator-Non- D application of mind-Recording of findings which is absurd, unreasonable and irrational-Held, amounts to misconduct of Arbitrator and the award is vitiated on account of serious errors of law apparent on the face of it.
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