STATE OF ORISSA AND OTHERS A vs CONSTRUCTION INDIA

The Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition challenging an unreasoned arbitration award, holding that the issue of validity of such awards is pending before a Constitution Bench. The Court noted that the petitioners did not press the point of unreasoned award before the High Court and declined to refer the matter to the Constitution Bench. However, the Court modified the award by deleting the interest awarded from the commencement of proceedings before the Arbitrator to the date of the award, aligning with its previous ruling in Executive Engineer Irrigation Galimala & Ors. v. Abaaduta Jena.