M/S. Ladli Construction Co. (P) Ltd vs Punjab Police Housing Corpn. Ltd. & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the arbitration award under the Arbitration Act, 1940, specifically referencing Sections 5, 11, and 12. The Court established that the contractor's failure to appear before the arbitrator and subsequent objections regarding the arbitrator's conduct did not warrant the removal of the arbitrator or annulment of the award. The Court affirmed the lower courts' decisions, thereby making the award rule of the court and dismissing the contractor's appeal.