APPEAL UNDER SECTION 37 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 No. 76 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPEAL UNDER SECTION 37 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 No. - 76 of 2026 Executive Engineer, Saprar Division and 4 others …..Appellant(s) Versus M/s Singh Brothers through Proprietor Jagram Singh …..Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Rajiv Singh, S.C. Counsel for Respondent(s) : Narendra Mohan, Harish Chandra Mishra Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. Heard Shri Rajiv Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the appellants and Shri Narendra Mohan, learned counsel for the sole respondent. 2. This appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('the Act') has been filed by the appellants challenging the order dated 02.01.2026, whereby the Commercial Court, Jhansi has rejected their objections registered as Arbitration Misc. Case No. 5 of 2025 under Section 34 of the Act, and thereby confirmed the award dated 13.03.2025 passed by the sole Arbitrator. 2 ARPL No. - 76 of 2026 BRIEF FACTS 3. The appellants being officials of the Irrigation Department, District Jhansi, invited tenders under Bundelkhand Project for construction of C.C. Lining in Islampur Branch fr