Unreasoned Award is against the mandate of Arbitration & Conciliation Act

Jayaram Panda Vs Project Director (Orissa High Court) Sub-section (3) in section 31 mandates that the arbitral award shall state the reasons, upon which it is based unless, inter alia, it is to be made as per the clauses (a) and (b) in the sub-section. Said clauses do not apply in the facts and circumstances, as parties had not agreed to have the award without reasons or that it was an award based on agreed terms. Appellant had a contesting claim in the Tribunal, of seeking higher compensation. As aforesaid, the Tribunal directed its attention to settling the dispute between State and NHAI reg...