JUDGEMENT
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(1.)Leave granted.
(2.)By the common judgment dated 29.02.2012, the Madras High Court has
decided three Civil Miscellaneous Appeals filed under Section 37 (1) (b) of
the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as 'the
Act'). Those three appeals were filed by the respondents herein
challenging the orders dated 28.04.2011 which were passed by the Principal
District Judge, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The reasons for disposing of the
appeals by one single order was the commonality of the parties as well as
the issue involved in the said three appeals.
(3.)It so happened that the appellant, who is an Engineering Contractor,
was awarded three contracts by the respondents herein particulars whereof
are as under:
(i) For the rehabilitation and modernization of Gundar Reservoir
system in Tirunelveli District the bids were called and in which the
Petitioner became the successful bidder to execute the work for a contract
price of Rs.80,14,605/- under registered Agreement dated 02.04.1998 within
a period of 15 months to complete the contract work.
(ii) For the rehabilitation and modernization of Karuppanadhi
Reservoir system in Tirunelveli District the bids were called and in which
the Petitioner became the successful bidder to execute the work for a
contract price of Rs.55,82,633/- under the Registered Agreement dated
20.07.1998 within a period of 18 months to complete the contracts work.
(iii) For the rehabilitation and modernization of Kannadian Anicut
and Channel Reach 1 in Tirunelveli District the bids were called and in
which the Petitioner became the successful bidder to execute the work for a
contract price of Rs.69,24,038/- under registered agreement 28.07.1998
within a period of 26 months to complete the contract work.
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