Law: Arbitration Act, 1940

Section: X,14,15,17,29

Summary:

This civil revision petition was filed by the Province of Punjab against Firm Friends & Engineers Bahawalpur regarding a contract for the construction of a metalled road. The contractor faced delays due to a court injunction and was later declared a defaulter, leading to arbitration. The arbitrators announced an award, which the lower court modified to grant the contractor Rs. 263,028 with 15% interest from 1989. The appellate court upheld this decision.

The Province argued that the award modification was illegal, the contractor's application was time-barred, and departmental remedies weren't exhausted. The contractor argued for the interest due to delayed payments and that the Province didn't object to the award in time.