TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD vs HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. .

The Supreme Court upheld the Madras High Court's decision that arbitrators can file an award suo motu under Section 14 of the Arbitration Act, 1940, without a request from the parties, as there is no prohibition against such action. The Court clarified that the act of filing an award by the arbitrator does not constitute an application under Article 119(a) of the Limitation Act, 1963, and thus is not subject to the same limitations. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling to receive the award.