M/S Bhadra Products vs M/S Indian Farmers Fertilizer on 30 January, 2025
We are
constrained to observe that Fiza Developers [Fiza
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Date: 03-Feb-2025 11:39:32
Developers & Inter-Trade (P) Ltd. v. AMCI (India) (P)
Ltd., (2009) 17 SCC 796 : (2011) 2 SCC (Civ) 637] was a
step in the right direction as its ultimate ratio is that
issues need not be struck at the stage of hearing a Section
34 application, which is a summary procedure. However,
this judgment must now be read in the light of the
amendment made in Sections 34(5) and 34(6). So read,
we clarify the legal position by stating that an application
for setting aside an arbitral award will not ordinarily
require anything beyond the record that was before the
arbitrator. However, if there are matters not contained in
such record, and are relevant to the determination of
issues arising under Section 34(2)(a), they may be
brought to the notice of the court by way of affidavits filed
by both parties. Cross-examination of persons swearing to
the affidavits should not be allowed unless absolutely
necessary, as the truth will emerge on a reading of the
affidavits filed by both parties.