High Court Karnataka High Court

M/S R N Shetty And Co J V vs National Highway Authority Of … on 25 June, 2008

Karnataka High Court
M/S R N Shetty And Co J V vs National Highway Authority Of … on 25 June, 2008
Author: V.G.Sabhahit & S.N.Satyanarayana
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF' KARNATAKA, BANGALORE____

DATED THIS on THE 25TH DAY 01:' JUNE mes' Q

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUS'TICE_;V.G,SAB§iAH:fi'»    

AND

THE H()N'BLE MR. JUSTICi3§"'--~$.N. 'sII'I'y'.¢III1II§;vgI(A:IA 

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BETWEEN ..    _  I 
M/s. R N SHETTY Al§§D.CO__VJ:V    I  .. 
WITH SUNWAY consrgtigrlopi BIID',

MALAYSIA»        

HAVING; ITS OFF_!CE'ATI -MURUDESHWAR
BHAVAN', N'O.604/ I3,{}C}KUL 'ROAD,

I-IUBLI, RERBY  DIRECIITGR
SRI.NAVEEN«._R.SHE"1"E"{_. "  ..APPELLAN'I'.

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  .II§ATIoNAL' HIGHWAY

 "~ALtTH'QRrrY OF INDIA
_  G-.5'ag 6,SE)C'I'OR~--10,DWARKA,
  V' NEW DELI-11375,
», " 'REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN.

 " NATIONAL HIGHWAY AU'I'HOR1'I'Y OF INDIA

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
2ND CROSS, SATHUR COLONY,
VIDYAGIRI, DHARWAD580 004,



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RERBY ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR.

 RESPONDENTIS _

[Sri Udaya I-iolla, senior counsel for M] s.: ~ .9

00., ADVs., )

MFA FILED U10. 3711) (>¥’AA”ARBF§?RAT§ Q§!_V:AI§D

CONCILIATION ACT, AGA1NsrVTHE»%10_Ri3§iR

PASSED IN ARBITRATION AP:=>j;1c,ATx(m . No._ep/ by
THE FILE OF THE V %P;.. 1;>~i’s:r’,}’%{‘;’Ju;;)GE,” “DHARwAD,
DISMISSING THE APPI.uIflC1!S,fi’IC)!?¥.§’1″VI3*iL:$I;5: 9(ii)(b) OF

THE ARBI’PRAT1{) N_. _ANjD ‘ “Cl3::N(::ILiATION;«V’$i&CT, FOR THE

GRAN1′ £)F’–REl;IiE3F?g’- : = ‘

on for fine} hearing this day,

the following;

JTHEIIT

appeal is posted for orders on I.A.IH/07 for

vAa;-at’i:1g stay order anci the matter is taken up for final

” ‘ g with the consent of the learned counsel appcarm g

for the parties.

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Rs.8,41,76,509**–‘-‘1OPs., has been withhcm by}
respondents on the grouzxd that the payment ”
amount has been aimady made by k u

not payable to the appellant. In viéw file :7-1

agvcement, the matter was to’ Athfit”
Board and the Disputes: of
the appellant and at ‘fif§§:;.:’»’rcsjpondcnts, the
matter is rcfcrredstg before the
Arbitrator _ was fiicd under

Section 9 of ‘V order as referred to

above. Thai: Icjgcctcd by the District
Judge, Dhamag,’ by’ sag; §ia£:e:1″’21.o3.2oo7 and hem’ g
aggrieved fay Lthc ‘s,a. m’ A’ ‘c, ‘ th i;s Qappcal is pmfczrmd by the

A.fhiti*a1_:ion No.6] 2007 .

heard the learned counsel appcann.g’

.. .f.j’.1f§r___t33c appcflgét and the learned senior counsel appearing

flfor mfifiandenm.

5. It is clear fmm a perusal of the terms of the

Eagrecmcnt as also the matcriai on record that the dispute is

regarding recovery of the amount of Rs.8,41,76,509=1OPs.,

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Cranes), which would also include interest demanded bythe

respondents. Learned senior counsel appearing A’

respondents fairly and rightly submitted ‘

appellant fumishes bank g11a1*antee…fo_1f Ru

(Rupees Nine Cmres), the interest

suficiently safeguarded. Having

of the learned counsel appeazingH_l:f0r:_tl1e View
of the fact that a prime ease’ made out and
the matter is pending befsre. the resolution of

the dispute, for ganting

olden 9 of the Act, restraining the
respondents’ the amount sought to be

mcoVc:’$d: ‘V “the amount already recovered

the e¢.eee’eeee 22.03.2007 and letter dated

the pendency of the proceeding befoxe

the and accoxtim gly, we pass the followm g

on The “appeal is allowed. The outer dated 21.03.2007

peeeeei by the Prl. District Judge, Dharwad, in Arbitration

Vt ~A’;lpIicafion No.6] 2007 is set aside and Arbitxation

Vepplieeeioe No.6[2007 is allowed in part and the

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respondents as restrained from It-covcrixzg any ~u
amount pursuant to the notice dated 22.03.2003? ‘
dated 02.04.2007 dating the pcndrmcy’ K ”
before the Arbitrator subject to tfixf:
bank guarantee for Rs.9,OO,O{V), 0{}V0/4*’
only), which shall be kgpt before
the Arbitrator is conclficfiéd. A shall be
furnished Within two : *

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Judge

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