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Tribunal overstepped its mandate by altering its own framework and discriminated between parties, leading to decision to set aside entire Arbitral Award hence, impugned Judgment is upheld.

Impugned Order is quashed and suit is directed to be returned to Respondent no.1, with refund of Court fees in accordance with rules and disputes between parties will be referred to arbitration, with provisions for appointing an arbitrator if necessary.

Arbitral Tribunals decision to not stay Bhutan Contract is justified, as granting such an injunction could cause grave harm.

Tribunals previous order remains relevant as it reflects evolving conduct of parties over four years and allowing disposals of key assets could jeopardize arbitrations outcome hence, tribunal is positioned to determine appropriate interim measures and assess litigation costs incurred throughout process for fairness in proceedings.

Reference to arbitration is necessary to address multiple disputes effectively hence, Former Judge of High Court is appointed as sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon disputes and differences between parties.

Respondent must maintain Bank Guarantee No. 00040100008747, issued by Axis Bank Limited on 21 August 2015, for USD 9,710,490, EUR 529,370, and INR 52,42,50,100 and if guarantee expires for any reason, Respondent is required to provide new equivalent bank guarantee in favor of Petitioner for same amounts.

Case establishes that there is an arbitration agreement between the parties hence, Advocate of High Court is appointed as Sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon disputes and differences between parties arising out of Tax Invoices.

Interim Applications by third parties without contract privity with DA are dismissed without intervention in Section 9 Petition.

NHAIs repeated inability to submit affidavit evidence on time, ultimately determining that Arbitrators award of compensation based on 22 sale deeds was justified and did not exhibit patent illegality.

District Court rightly set aside arbitrators award under Section 34 of Act, allowing parties to agree on new arbitrator or seek court intervention for appointment hence, no reason to interfere with the same.

Petitioners failed to establish significant case for an unconditional stay of awards execution, as they have not shown substantial loss nor provided adequate security for awards performance therefore, District Judges decision to conditionally stay awards execution was deemed appropriate.

Power to enforce security interests under Sarfaesi Act does not negate jurisdiction of Arbitrator under Section 84, thus facilitating swift debt recovery process without conflict between two acts hence, there is no warrant for interference with awards.

Appellants failure to object in timely manner, combined with its active participation in arbitration process, resulted in a waiver of its rights to challenge tribunals constitution, as mandated by Section 16(2) of Act.

Section 34 Court maintains that an arbitral award should not be challenged if it yields a plausible outcome and reasons for it can be inferred.

Court does not have jurisdiction in matter and these petitions cannot be entertained hence, all captioned Petitions and attendant Interim Applications are dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Section 85(2)(a) of 1996 Act indicates that 1940 Act does not apply to proceedings initiated after January 25, 1996, date the 1996 Act came into effect.

If Arbitrators findings, based on hearsay rather than concrete evidence, are flawed and award is deemed shocking to Courts conscience then it must be set aside under Section 34(2)(b)(ii) of Act.

Absence of ad idem agreement on this issue indicates that execution of Development Agreement cannot be regarded as a mere formality consequently, Developer has not sufficiently demonstrated a case for protective relief under Section 9 of Act.

Despite Marines dissatisfaction with the outcome, their alternative interpretation of evidence does not render Impugned Award invalid under Section 34 of Act.

Impugned order lacked reasoning, which is crucial for fairness and judicial review and unreasoned order cannot uphold legal standards, justifying withdrawal based on unspecified complaints does not rectify original flaws in order.