FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA & ANR. vs GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING CO. LTD.

The Supreme Court held that the arbitrators in a Charter Party agreement between the Food Corporation of India and a Shipping Company were not mandated to provide reasons for their award, as only one party requested such a mandate. The Court clarified that while a reasoned award is preferred, the absence of reasons does not constitute legal misconduct in this case. The High Court's jurisdiction to entertain the filing of the award was affirmed, as the agreement was signed in Bombay, thus dismissing the appeals.