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State Bank Of India vs Ram Das And Anr on 29 October, 2003
4. At the very outset, we are obliged to state that the
respondent has not challenged the order passed by the High
Court and, therefore, as far as examination of the umpire is
concerned, it stands foreclosed. As far as liberty to examine
the witness to substantiate the claim for the rule making
Court is concerned, it is contended by Mr. Ranjit Kumar,
learned Solicitor General for the appellant, that the
respondent has been allowed to examine the employee as a
witness to prove the misconduct of the learned arbitrator in
conducting of the arbitral proceedings as the grounds had
been raised pertaining to grant of adequate opportunity to
the respondent and the recording of minutes. In essence,
the stand of the respondent was that there had been
violation of the principles of the natural justice by the
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learned arbitrator. It is urged by the learned senior counsel
for the appellant that it is totally unwarranted to examine
witnesses for the purpose of substantiating the claims
before the Court which has the authority to accept the
objection under Sections 30 and 33 of the 1940 Act or to
pass a decree in terms of the award. In essence, the attack
on the order by Mr. Ranjit Kumar is that the witness No. 2,
General Manager, could not have been permitted by the
High Court to be examined as a witness in the Court to
prove any kind of legal misconduct, for the same has to be
demonstrated from the records of the arbitral proceedings
as well as the evidence adduced before the learned
arbitrator. It is further contended that the witness sought
to be examined had already been examined before the
learned arbitrator and his evidence can be read by the trial
court to discern and decide if there is any perversity of
approach by the arbitrator. Learned Solicitor General, to
bolster his submissions, has placed reliance on Arosan
Enterprises Ltd. v. Union of India and Another 1, Inder
Sain Mittal v. Housing Board, Haryana and Others2,
1
(1999) 9 SCC 449
2
(2002) 3 SCC 175
State of U.P. v. Allied Constructions3, State Bank of
India v. Ram Das and Another4, D.D. Sharma v. Union
of India5, Hari Om Maheshwari v. Vinitkumar Parikh6,
Bhagawati Oxygen Ltd. v. Hindustan Copper Ltd.7 and
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation v. Wig Brothers
Builders and Engineers Private Limited8.
D.D. Sharma vs Union Of India on 27 April, 2004
4. At the very outset, we are obliged to state that the
respondent has not challenged the order passed by the High
Court and, therefore, as far as examination of the umpire is
concerned, it stands foreclosed. As far as liberty to examine
the witness to substantiate the claim for the rule making
Court is concerned, it is contended by Mr. Ranjit Kumar,
learned Solicitor General for the appellant, that the
respondent has been allowed to examine the employee as a
witness to prove the misconduct of the learned arbitrator in
conducting of the arbitral proceedings as the grounds had
been raised pertaining to grant of adequate opportunity to
the respondent and the recording of minutes. In essence,
the stand of the respondent was that there had been
violation of the principles of the natural justice by the
5
learned arbitrator. It is urged by the learned senior counsel
for the appellant that it is totally unwarranted to examine
witnesses for the purpose of substantiating the claims
before the Court which has the authority to accept the
objection under Sections 30 and 33 of the 1940 Act or to
pass a decree in terms of the award. In essence, the attack
on the order by Mr. Ranjit Kumar is that the witness No. 2,
General Manager, could not have been permitted by the
High Court to be examined as a witness in the Court to
prove any kind of legal misconduct, for the same has to be
demonstrated from the records of the arbitral proceedings
as well as the evidence adduced before the learned
arbitrator. It is further contended that the witness sought
to be examined had already been examined before the
learned arbitrator and his evidence can be read by the trial
court to discern and decide if there is any perversity of
approach by the arbitrator. Learned Solicitor General, to
bolster his submissions, has placed reliance on Arosan
Enterprises Ltd. v. Union of India and Another 1, Inder
Sain Mittal v. Housing Board, Haryana and Others2,
1
(1999) 9 SCC 449
2
(2002) 3 SCC 175
State of U.P. v. Allied Constructions3, State Bank of
India v. Ram Das and Another4, D.D. Sharma v. Union
of India5, Hari Om Maheshwari v. Vinitkumar Parikh6,
Bhagawati Oxygen Ltd. v. Hindustan Copper Ltd.7 and
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation v. Wig Brothers
Builders and Engineers Private Limited8.
Bhagawati Oxygen Ltd vs Hindustan Coper Ltd on 5 April, 2005
4. At the very outset, we are obliged to state that the
respondent has not challenged the order passed by the High
Court and, therefore, as far as examination of the umpire is
concerned, it stands foreclosed. As far as liberty to examine
the witness to substantiate the claim for the rule making
Court is concerned, it is contended by Mr. Ranjit Kumar,
learned Solicitor General for the appellant, that the
respondent has been allowed to examine the employee as a
witness to prove the misconduct of the learned arbitrator in
conducting of the arbitral proceedings as the grounds had
been raised pertaining to grant of adequate opportunity to
the respondent and the recording of minutes. In essence,
the stand of the respondent was that there had been
violation of the principles of the natural justice by the
5
learned arbitrator. It is urged by the learned senior counsel
for the appellant that it is totally unwarranted to examine
witnesses for the purpose of substantiating the claims
before the Court which has the authority to accept the
objection under Sections 30 and 33 of the 1940 Act or to
pass a decree in terms of the award. In essence, the attack
on the order by Mr. Ranjit Kumar is that the witness No. 2,
General Manager, could not have been permitted by the
High Court to be examined as a witness in the Court to
prove any kind of legal misconduct, for the same has to be
demonstrated from the records of the arbitral proceedings
as well as the evidence adduced before the learned
arbitrator. It is further contended that the witness sought
to be examined had already been examined before the
learned arbitrator and his evidence can be read by the trial
court to discern and decide if there is any perversity of
approach by the arbitrator. Learned Solicitor General, to
bolster his submissions, has placed reliance on Arosan
Enterprises Ltd. v. Union of India and Another 1, Inder
Sain Mittal v. Housing Board, Haryana and Others2,
1
(1999) 9 SCC 449
2
(2002) 3 SCC 175
State of U.P. v. Allied Constructions3, State Bank of
India v. Ram Das and Another4, D.D. Sharma v. Union
of India5, Hari Om Maheshwari v. Vinitkumar Parikh6,
Bhagawati Oxygen Ltd. v. Hindustan Copper Ltd.7 and
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation v. Wig Brothers
Builders and Engineers Private Limited8.
Oil & Natural Gas Corp vs M/S Wig Brothers Builders & ... on 8 October, 2010
In Wig Brothers (supra) while dealing with the chal-
lenge under Sections 30 and 33 of the 1940 Act, the Court
opined that a court while considering a challenge to an
award under Sections 30 and 33 of the 1940 Act, does not
sit as an appellate court and it cannot reappreciate the ma-
terial on record. The Court further proceeded to state that
an award is not open to challenge on the ground that the ar-
bitrator had reached a wrong conclusion or had failed to ap-
preciate some facts, but if there is an error apparent on the
face of the award or if there is misconduct on the part of the
arbitrator or legal misconduct in conducting the proceed-
ings or in making the award, the court will interfere with the
award.
Fiza Developers And Inter-Trade Pvt ... vs Amci (India) Private Limited on 12 September, 2008
It has to be
shown from the proceedings carried on before the arbitrator
and the evidence adduced before the arbitrator. Evidence
cannot be adduced in court to substantiate the challenge on
the score of legal misconduct. We are not entering upon
any discussion pertaining to moral misconduct as that is
not the issue in the case at hand. The decision in Fiza
Developers and Inter-Trade Private Limited (supra) has
been rendered by this Court while interpreting Section 34 of
the 1996 Act. The context being different, we are not in-
clined to apply the principles enumerated therein to the ob-
jection filed under Sections 30 and 33 of the 1940 Act, for
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the simon pure reason that the authorities are plenty to
make it limpid that the issue of legal misconduct on the part
of the arbitrator should be manifestly discernable from the
record.
K. P. Poulose vs State Of Kerala & Anr on 21 April, 1975
In Jain Associates (supra), the Court referred to the
authority in K.P. Poulose (supra) and Dandasi Sahu v.
State of Orissa15 and observed thus:-
Union Of India (Uoi) vs Jain Associates And Anr. on 19 April, 1994
In Jain Associates (supra), the Court referred to the
authority in K.P. Poulose (supra) and Dandasi Sahu v.
State of Orissa15 and observed thus:-
Food Corporation Of India vs M/S.Chandu Construction & Anr on 10 April, 2007
Learned senior
counsel has drawn inspiration from the authorities in K.P.
Poulose v. State of Kerala and Another 10, Union of
India v. Jain Associates and Another11 and Food
Corporation of India v. Chandu Construction and
Another12.