Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited vs Canara Bank & Anr. on 27 September, 2023
48. In view of the aforesaid, the contention of the petitioner that the
impugned Award is based on presumption is found to be entirely flawed. As
noted by the Coordinate Bench in its judgment dated 06 th July, 2009 while
setting aside the First Award, all that the law requires is that the party
seeking compensation on account of breach proves that in the absence of
breach, it was ready and willing to perform its part of the agreement so as to
claim compensation. Arbitrator is the master of evidence. Therefore, it will
not be for this Court to take upon itself the task of being a judge on the
evidence that was before the arbitrator (See: Union of India Vs. Peekay
Industries, (2009) 160 DLT 735).