Bombay High Court Partially Allows Arbitration Petition Challenging Award in Construction Contract Dispute — Holds Arbitrator's Findings on Delay and Liquidated Damages Suffer from Patent Illegality and Perversity. The court set aside the award of liquidated damages under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, finding that the arbitrator ignored the back to back nature of the contract and evidence that the respondent had been granted extension of time by the principal employer without levy of liquidated damages.
14 Dec 2018The case involves an arbitration petition filed by Punj Lloyd Ltd. (petitioner) challenging an arbitral award dated 31 August 2012 passed by a sole ar...





