Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 745 · Decided 16 November 1995
Sudhir Brothers v. Delhi Development Authority and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 745 · [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 424
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10613/1995
- Decided
- 16 November 1995
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, M.K. MUKHERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 14, 17, 29
Headnote
Arbitration Act, 1940: Sections 14, 17 and 29. Arbitration-Pre-reference period-Award of interest for-Held Ar­ C bitrator can award interest for pre-reference period in references made after . coming into force of the Interest Act, 1978. The appellant was awarded a contract by the respondent- a reference was made to an Arbitrator on 1.4.1984 who entered upon the reference on 8.2.1985. He made an award on 15.7.1987 in favour of the appellant and also awarded 12% simple interest on the amount awarded from 1.4.1984 to the date of payment. A single Judge of the High Court made the
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