Urgent

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI
OFFICE OF THE ENGINEER _IN.CHIEF
12th rtoon MSo BUILDING, NEW DELHT

N o. E-i n-ch i ef /W orks/Arb itrat i on / ZO2O_2U I g g f, Dated: t )t h.

CIRCULAR

sub: Defending arbitration cases and

chailenging arbitrat awards.

find enclosed herewith a copy of o.M.

Please
No.f/sE(TLC)Arb. case/2079-20loTdated
74-t-202L issued by the CPWD, Govt
of lndia relating to instructions for defending
challenging arbitral awards' contents and
of office Memorandum which is advisory
also applicabte in the PWD, GNCTD in nature is
of Delhi, which is following cpwD work
code etc. Manual , cpwD

All the officers of the PWD who are

entrusted with defending arbitration
cases , are
instructions contained in the above
ni:rr""rlJi,l:,,;;.the orvr stric-trf, to safeguard the

Before submitting the file to office of

Arbitration award' a certificate should the Engineer-in-chief for acceptance of
also be recorded in the concerned
case has been defended effectively fite that arbitration
by the concerned Executive Engineer
Arbitrator with proper csF' concerned before the sote
Division.and Zone shoutd also ensure
acceptance of arbitration award that ,proposal for
is submitted to the office of
weeks of due date of payment the Engineer-in-chief , before 2
without interest.

This issues with the prior approvat

of Engineer-in-chief (pwD).
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DtRECTOR (Wo(Ks)
To

1. All the principat Chief Engineers/Chief

Engineers, pWD, GNCTD
2. Allthe Superintendent Engineers, pWD,
GNCTD
3. Allthe Executive Engineers, pWD,
GNCTD
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{tqri o"l"*ncling arbitrario, cases iurd challe,ging arbitral

arvarcls.

l' An arbitral awarcl catt he challcngcd onl3'on

thc linrired groLrnrls specilierl i, scclio,
34(2) of'tlic Ari:it,ation ancl Llonc:iliation Aei"
19g6. lvilhin i nro,tirs fi.rirrr rir,:.l.rr. ol
reccipt o1''rhc arvarci. 'l hcse gr.ourrrls inclLrrie
the tirlro*irrg:
(i) -l'itc 1;artY tltiti<it.tc iite aplllii:atirirt rr'.ts rlr)[ Lil\.r'lrl)loper nillicr.:()i'lli;
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tll'lttt artrltrrtlor (ll'tlt'fhc arbilrrtl proic,r,tiiuts r)l'\!,as
Lurablc to prcsclt lris clrsc.
1ii1 l'he arbitral arvat'cl cletls lvith a ilispute nol contcmplatc:ii
5\,rir.,*t ljrllinu rirrlriri
the terrns of the subnrissiou to arbitration.
(iii) l'lre arbitral arvartl is in conllicr r,vith thc priblic
lroliq,ril'l.6ia.

) 't'hc public policl' of'Inciia ltas

bcen interpretecl in nran\, cascs by thr: iru, "lilc .t pcr
coLrrt' ['rsclirl rclercncc ma' bc rriir-re to
cases rike Associatc I]Lriiciers vs l)DA.
ssangyong lrnginccring vs NI{Al, oNfiC Lirnilerl vs sur,, l)ipes Lir,iti:rr cr.c

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A1.rcx Lourt hrs ircltl tlrll:
(i) A e.urr rrr;cs ,.r sir in *p;rcur .r.cr irrc a*,lrci or''*r Arbiiral
llibLrnul hy
rcassessing or rr:_appre ciating thc
er,irlcncrc.
(ii) Aivard coulcl also be sct asicle if it
is so urrl'air anil unrcasonablc tlrat il
shocks thc:
conscience o1'the corirt. (Associate l:iuiiclcr.s
vs l)l)A)
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cases shoLrld be cielcnclccl
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ol- ctlnlraul, c.surrlutitlrt, ]uss
r.rl.ilrolit crtc. arc cier.rieci irr
(lslr' rvithout rebulti,g
the clctails o{' calculations
ol'trre amourit cr,ir,cer, with.rrt
pru'iurlice to thc specilicr
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