Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd vs Planetcast Technologies Ltd on 5 April, 2021
(i) That it ignores the binding precedents of the Hon'ble
Delhi High Court to the effect that an award cannot be
passed on the basis of evidence or arguments beyond the
pleadings of the parties. In the statement of claim, the
respondent has nowhere pleaded that it is seeking a
refund of the differential amount of service tax
subsequent to lowering of the service tax rate. Therefore,
the Learned Arbitrator has considered the irrelevant
material while making the Award because it has allowed
the claim even though there is no basis of the Award in
the pleadings. Reliance has been placed in para 19 and 20
of "DDA v. Krishna Constructions 2011 SCC Online
Del 4134"