CHARAN SINGH AND ORS. vs BABULAL AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the modification of an award by a Civil Judge during consolidation proceedings under the Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1954, is appealable under Section 39 of the Arbitration Act, 1940. The Court clarified that the provisions of the Arbitration Act, specifically Sections 15 and 39, apply to proceedings under the U.P. Act, and that the final decision is that of the arbitrator as per Section 12(5) of the U.P. Act. The appeal was allowed, affirming the maintainability of the appeal against the Civil Judge's modification of the award.