HANSKUMAR KISHANCHAND vs THE UNION OF INDIA(and connected appeal)

The Supreme Court held that appeals under Section 19(1)(f) of the Defence of India Act, 1939, from awards made under Section 19(1)(b) of the same Act are not maintainable as they do not constitute a judgment, decree, or order under Sections 109 and 110 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court emphasized that such appeals are essentially arbitration proceedings and thus final and not appealable under ordinary law. Consequently, both appeals were dismissed.